1986 240 DL Kickdown cable slack

mhgreen · Post by **mhgreen** » 15 Dec 2014, 18:56

Hello all. I am new to this site, and new to Volvo ownership. I will likely reveal my ignorance many times over, so please be patient with me.

Hard shift from 1-2 -- huge clunk. I check the kick down cable and it is way off spec. With the throttle peddle depressed (full throttle) I adjust the cable to spec (~2.0"). Drive off, no more hard shift. But, the cable has what seems to be an excessive amount of slack in it. I am not sure that it would ever fall off the throttle pulley. Yet, I am concerned with the slack. Please advise. I am sure I missed something along the way.

93Regina · Post by **93Regina** » 16 Dec 2014, 22:25

mhgreen wrote:I adjust the cable to spec

Try Again: Kick-Down Cable Adjustment.

mhgreen · Post by **mhgreen** » 20 Dec 2014, 16:40

Thanks for the link. Coupled with my Haynes manual (it arrived in the mail a few days after I posted the question) I was able to get the kick down cable adjusted properly.