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1986 240 DL Kickdown cable slack

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mhgreen
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Year and Model: 240 DL 1986
Location: Portland, OR

1986 240 DL Kickdown cable slack

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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.
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93Regina
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Post by 93Regina »

mhgreen wrote:I adjust the cable to spec
Try Again: Kick-Down Cable Adjustment.
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mhgreen
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Year and Model: 240 DL 1986
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Post by mhgreen »

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.
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