What did you do to your P2 Volvo today?

Post by **jonesg** » 30 Jan 2024, 11:52

BlackBart wrote: 30 Jan 2024, 10:23 Interesting - the arms could be bent. Hmm.. They are pretty flexible sheet metal.

the only way to get them really straight is to remove, but at that point its a fools errand to reinstall the straightened arms.

Post by **jonesg** » 30 Jan 2024, 11:56

delivered, v70 thermostat and better long hex drivers than the HF ones that I stripped out.
16F outside, maybe not today.

Post by **BlackBart** » 30 Jan 2024, 12:39

volvolugnut wrote: 30 Jan 2024, 07:54 Dorman makes decent actuator arm replacements, with and without motors. You can also use short bolts to replace the rivets and make the next change easier.
volvolugnut

ah ha...

https://www.dormanproducts.com/p-66334- ... origin=YMM

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FCP has a Lemforder for $175, hand-crafted by artisans in Italy (!), a cheap ProPartsSweden (not from Sweden), a Vaico from Taiwan for about $65, and OE blue box for......$450..(oh, it comes with the motor).
Here's the Dorman for my car for $77...

https://eeuroparts.com/product/dorman-o ... gIRnPD_BwE

Post by **jonesg** » 30 Jan 2024, 13:31

mine was less than $70 from fcp. made in taiwan for proparts sweden.

https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo- ... c_EALw_wcB

XC70Rider · Post by **XC70Rider** » 30 Jan 2024, 18:18

jonesg wrote: 30 Jan 2024, 11:56 delivered, v70 thermostat and better long hex drivers than the HF ones that I stripped out.
16F outside, maybe not today.

Let us know if those long drivers do the job in reaching that bottom thermostat housing bolt? I couldn't loosen that last time I tried so I just exchanged the thermostat alone. Still got the housing, gasket, and new bolts ready to install.

If they do work attach a link to them.

Post by **volvolugnut** » 31 Jan 2024, 07:56

volvolugnut wrote: 30 Jan 2024, 07:54 Dorman makes decent actuator arm replacements, with and without motors. You can also use short bolts to replace the rivets and make the next change easier.
volvolugnut

I have had the most trouble replacing window regulators when I had to swap motors. It seems the motors have an internal stop that prevented it from continuing to turn until it reached the top or bottom of the window. At least it appeared that way. I had to remove the regulator, remove the motor, turn the motor to near the stop by plugging into power, and then reassemble with the regulator near the same orientation.
Try to install the motor on the new regulator in the same position as you remove from the old regulator (frame).
volvolugnut

Post by **vtl** » 31 Jan 2024, 13:31

BlackBart wrote: 30 Jan 2024, 10:26 The evolution of this pattern of behavior is buy the part, put in on the shelf, forget you have the part, buy the part again....

For me it is: buy the part, put it on the shelf, can't find it in a year, buy again.

Post by **BlackBart** » 31 Jan 2024, 13:34

"I was just SURE I had a bag of those black door panel clips here somewhere!..."

Post by **vtl** » 31 Jan 2024, 13:42

BlackBart wrote: 31 Jan 2024, 13:34 "I was just SURE I had a bag of those black door panel clips here somewhere!..."

Oh yeah, I moved a year ago and can't find ANYTHING.

npexcept · Post by **npexcept** » 31 Jan 2024, 14:25

vtl wrote: 31 Jan 2024, 13:42 Oh yeah, I moved a year ago and can't find ANYTHING.

Thats why I'm storing about everything in the trunk.
Plus side, I know where to search
Not so good: forgetting about the junk in the trunk and doing a brake test (today I replaced the brake hoses and pads + parking brake pads) and now it's all scrambled eggs