1994 850 se estate manual 143000 miles rear tailgate probs

hair puller · Post by **hair puller** » 18 Feb 2009, 13:01

hi all just changed out our old faithfull 850g l t for the estate version can any of you advise as to why the tailgate suddenly gives you a bump on the head with no warning
is it gas struts that have gone inside or what any advice will be welcome or do i have to purchase a hard hat before loading anything in and out of boot have a few bumps on head already many thanks for reading paddy k

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 18 Feb 2009, 14:04

You indeed identified the problem. Here is a great writeup on how to fix it:

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... php?t=8626

...Lee