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What did you do to your 850/X70 today???Views : 148161 Replies : 929Users Viewing This Thread : |
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Oct 6th, 2019, 12:57 | #331 |
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journey Home
A trouble free time in Scotland, but due to going back via A68 Edinburgh to Darlington, and diversions on A14, and a traffic jam, return mpg was only 32.5 on 670 miles back.
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Oct 6th, 2019, 17:06 | #332 |
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Tried the PCV vynil glove test on my t5 as hadn’t done it since I bought last month (the T5 not the glove). It failed so adding that to my jobs list!
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Oct 6th, 2019, 23:32 | #333 |
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Attempted yet again to find the cause of my creaky rear wheel, its driving me mad!!!... Doesnt do it when its wet.. fitted a new hub, new disc, new caliper, doesnt appear to be the tyre as it still does it (when its doing it) even with the wheel off the ground.
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Oct 6th, 2019, 23:44 | #334 |
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Have you checked the bump stops and springs?
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Oct 6th, 2019, 23:55 | #335 |
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Oct 7th, 2019, 08:52 | #336 |
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There's a clue in "Doesn't do it when it's wet",
When it's wet the rubber in all the bushes etc gets lubricated a bit, so try spraying them all with silicon lubricant...might stop the creaking |
Oct 7th, 2019, 11:35 | #337 |
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As above.
On several cars I've owned, I've got underneath and given everything (except brakes!) a good blasting with Dinitrol or Waxoyle cavity wax, to slow down corrosion. This has worked well and resulted in some complimentary remarks at MoT time. The bonus is that it's also tended to work its way into bushes etc. and the car is always noticeably more quiet after treatment. It tends to last a lot longer than spraying with a rattle can too. I use a paraffin gun off my compressor to do it - you may not have this facility, but if you do or know somewhere where you can borrow/hire the kit it's well worth doing. It's a mucky job, but worth it IMHO. Just thought I'd mention it!
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Oct 7th, 2019, 14:11 | #338 |
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Its something that rotates with the wheel, just havent worked out what yet, its either the handbrake shoes are adjusted too tight or its the tyre
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Oct 17th, 2019, 17:51 | #339 |
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Replaced the rear dampers and top mounts with new Monroe and Lemforder parts. Also replaced all the headlight bulbs with Osram Cool Blue Intense H1s.
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Oct 19th, 2019, 18:38 | #340 |
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New genuine Volvo rear discs, pads, handbrake shoes and hardware replaced today on the 850.
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