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Volvo M56 Shifter Bushings Upgrade Kit (P80 series)

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Volvo M56 Shifter Bushings Upgrade Kit (P80 series)

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[Not listing in the for-sale section because this is a NEW PRODUCT, not a single, used product for sale]

You’ve never felt M56 shifter precision like this.

Introducing VPrints complete Volvo M56 shifter housing 8-bushing kit ('93-'99), including our re-engineered evolution of the ball seat bushing: a solid nylon 3-piece design that eliminates all translational play. Compared to the overpriced, inherently flawed replica on the market, this is a no-brainer upgrade for Volvo enthusiasts!

👉 Upgrade now and actually feel your gears again.

https://vprintsus.etsy.com/listing/4387 ... pgrade-kit
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If only I had an m56. Otherwise how much of a nightmare is printing nylon?
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Post by Chuck W »

Nice-looking bit of kit.

We do a bit of printing with Nylon (and higher temp industrial materials) at work. It's not terrible to print with the proper equipment.
'97 854 T5 - Manual Swap/M4.4/COP/NA cams/P2R Brakes/16T/ chassis bracing/ XC70 nose swap
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Chuck W wrote: 30 Oct 2025, 05:24 Nice-looking bit of kit.

We do a bit of printing with Nylon (and higher temp industrial materials) at work. It's not terrible to print with the proper equipment.
Ive heard if you prep everything right you can print nylon on a bambu lab printer. Im sure your job has better options but the little guys like me want to use that stuff too.
Scarlett: 1996 850 Turbo Wagon in Reagent Red Pearl ~210K mi
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Nylon prints & performs well IF you:

- Use a more modern PA blend (CoPA by Polymaker for us).
- Dry it / keep it dry (requires AMS-HT units).
- Print it SLOW (I'd say takes > x2 as long compared to standard materials we use like ASA).
- Print in a heater chamber (requires Bambu Lab H2Ds for us).
- Anneal the parts thereafter.

So... about $5000 worth of equipment for us. Could it be done cheaper. For sure. But our parts are STRONG and the consistency is great, so not complaining.
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