Sound Diagnosis, hollow clanking [Volvo 850] Topic is solved

[scot850]

Like Teddy said, chances are you may be lucky and only actually need the top rubber seats. Unless the springs are really badly corroded or the car is sagging they may be fine. Replace the top seats with only Sachs or Volvo. Some have had luck with other brands but they are a lottery.

As for the struts, it is hard to say. It can depend on the age, mileage and driving style. It is fairly unlikely they are the originals but who knows. If they re they are probably way past replacing and may have contributed to the spring seat failure. Cheapest out there are Sachs which are OEM. Try someone like FCP as they have fairly good prices and lifetime warranty on all they sell.

Neil.