Topmounts replacement....!!!!!..😭😭😭
 

Howdo to all...well my v40 is still running sweet,,we'll OK it still going...,,in the mist of doing the top mounts,,,,☺😕😬😡😤😤😤😤....!!!!!,,,,complete strut assembly out of car but can not get the bolt on top undun as shaft keeps turning,,,,,ave tryed moe grips,,nojoy....so ave been looking for a post on ere I think by gatos,,on the removal of and dismantle of the complete strut assembly with pictures,,so if anybody can point me or add the page to this thread,,a big thanks...j

The easiest way to loosen the top nut is with a rattle gun before removing the strut from the car.

The next best way: is to compress the spring to take the pressure off the top mount and then carefully cut with a hacksaw vertically down the nut alongside the strut threads - taking care not to damage the threads. The remains of the nut will then twist off with a spanner on the remaining flats. If the nut is too far down in the top mount dish, you could use an angle grinder with a 1mm cutting blade - but there is a greater risk of damaging the strut threads or cut away the top mount with the angle grinder and then hacksaw the nut. The top mount is scrap anyway, but you need to salvage the strut if still in good order.

Impact guns are helpful, but deep offset spanners are more in the price range for home use. I have a set of vortex sockets for this type of job, the ratchet hold the outside of the socket so you can stick something through them to hold the stut.

So thanks 4 ur replies,,, but all change now,,,!!!!... as wen I started to clean up the front suspension struts found one was leaking, the other one was we'll Rusty,,,, so ave to get new ones and am going for these,,, 2 bilstein b4 and 2 droplink from PFS for £140,,,which seem OK...am still looking 4 that post of taking the struts out taking apart and putting back together with pic,,as I need to no more about alinement wen putting the struts back in car...,,,but can not find it..!!,,,,,+++ I've got a laptop with winXP and volvodice on it and was wonder wot cable I need to connect laptop to car if anybody no's,can u provide a link,,if poss,,,,my car is a 2001 v40 1.9tdi..
manythank...j

You need the specific DICE for the diesel engine (or a genuine Volvo unit). There was a guy in Latvia selling them through eBay. I could get in touch with him if you like, but if it's listed as working with the diesel, then it should be OK... And you can just get a refund if the seller is lying.

Here is an exploded diagram with part numbers. Not quite what you were looking for, but might be some help to you.

B4 is what I got all round, lovely shocks bit a bit firmer than stock/old ones.:thumbs_up:

Howdo all,,,,1st,,,, big thanks to replays and help...all dun,,,,,, front suspension + topmounts on,£180 for the lot,,put on by myself,,,the right side took 2+hr to do,,the left side took under 1hr to do,,for alignment I took pic of the process,, so put the new ones back on from the pics,,,,and the car drives sweet + it just went though the MOT with nowt wrong with it...so am happy as pie,,,,,,,we'll I was,,,,got £20 to my name so with all the above dun,,I'll go to my sisters to wash the car +hover,,,,,so went to get 10 of fuel,,walking back to car,,,,,!!!!!!..... its ****ed it self big time,,,,,all my coolant all over the floor,,, had a quick look under and it looks like its coming out of bottom of engine block as I could not see any pipes split......fcuk,fcuk,fcukedy,fcuk.....so if it is my water pump..!!&%@#...So if anybod no's of like them sticky notes as to how to do this job with pics,,,,it would be much appreciated...1.9 tdi ,v40,,D4192T3.,,,2001.,......thanks j.,,,,😯😯😯...

Don't loose heart - at least till someone says it's knackered. I know what you say but it's hard to see bottom rad clip. It's the number one cause of dumping the water.

Are you sure it is coming out of the block. Most likely cause is a split hose somewhere. Bottom hose clip on the radiator rusts an eventually gives way - not good if you are in the outside lane of a motorway when that happens. If not a hose could be the waterpump but these do not normally go all of a sudden. If it is the waterpump fairly straightforward to do, you will need a new timing belt though as that has to come off to get to the pump. At least it appears the problem started when the engine was only ticking over or gently cruising, so no lasting harm should be done.

It is a Fcuk it feeling though, but most likely it could be worse than it actually is.