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'97 Volvo 855 Wagon Rear Shock Absorber DIY tutorial

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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Re: '97 Volvo 855 Wagon Rear Shock Absorber DIY tutorial

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I replaced my rear struts and mounts per this tutorial. I was very fortunate that none of the nuts broke. My car spent it's first nine years "living" in NH and NJ, I'm very surprised it wasn't all rusted out underneath. There is some sort of rubbery undercoating on the car that seems to have really helped stop the rust. I did end up using an impact on the lower nuts because I'm lazy and didn't have an issue on the top side, they spun off in two secs.
1995 850 GLT Wagon w/ 200,000 miles
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