What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

454cid · Post by **454cid** » 08 Mar 2023, 16:45

Finally cleaned the trunk out of the S70. I had oil change stuff in there and a spare tire for my truck. Threw away a broken snow scraper.

Post by **abscate** » 08 Mar 2023, 17:50

Watched Evita head off to work ….

Post by **CIK7** » 08 Mar 2023, 18:12

Added aftermarket horn wiring. Works great. Louder than factory wiring. Using 2 Wolo 310-2T low tones

Post by **abscate** » 10 Mar 2023, 18:17

Picked up an entire 4x bedroom house moving kit in wagon

Post by **scot850** » 11 Mar 2023, 09:43

Is it a compactor you bought or those extra strong vacuum bags?

Neil.

crlande · Post by **crlande** » 11 Mar 2023, 11:42

As awesome as he is, this had to be multiple runs with a roof rack and or a trailer!

Post by **CIK7** » 11 Mar 2023, 13:56

abscate wrote: 10 Mar 2023, 18:17 Picked up an entire 4x bedroom house moving kit in wagon

I would like a picture! Have any pictures from that move?

WhatAmIDoing · Post by **WhatAmIDoing** » 11 Mar 2023, 15:27

CIK7 wrote: 07 Mar 2023, 19:54 Today I worked on the rear shocks.
I removed the first shock mount bolt on driver side. Sheared it off. Remembered on stuck bolts, Robert loosens then tightens then loosens again to prevent shearing. I did that on the 2nd one and worked fine. Both on passenger sides did not get stuck. Went to hardware store to buy 4 new flange bolts and a cobalt drill bit. Came home and installed new passenger side shock mount with blue threadlocker. Drilled out half of the sheared screw before running out of ample power in drill batteries. Took a 2-4hr break. Came back out and finished drilling out the sheared screw. Definitely nicked the chassis threads. Removed brake caliper and rotor to adjust emergency brake and reinstalled. Removed old driver side shock and replaced with new one. The nicked bolt hole was still good and accepted the new bolt with blue threadlocker. Finally new shocks and mounts means I finally got the volvo back on the road! I ripped down east main st! Soooooooooo fun! I have more tasks to complete soon. Non-working horn and rear windows might need regulator swap.

An older fella turned me on to Free-All. I know everyone has their favorite penetrating oil, but I'm now convinced this stuff is magic. I've gotten some of the crustiest stuff imaginable to break loose with it. Works fast. Pretty good rust remover too.

Post by **abscate** » 11 Mar 2023, 23:46

An older fella turned me on to Free-All.

I’m pretty sure I was at that protest in the 60s….

Post by **Chuck W** » 12 Mar 2023, 06:59

Rotated the tires on the T5, front to rear. The front Nokians were showing 60% and the rears 80%. All wear is nice and even though.

Also been enjoying the added bump from the NA cam swap (and new valve seals). Need to mess with the tune a bit more, I suppose, but it has been running great with no changes since (and I've been busy with other projects).