Breaking 1997 940 lpt estate

[360beast]

Originally Posted by Ian21401

Still need those seat belt buckles and the trim clips but now urgently need at least two good condition steel wheels. Part no. VO1387534. 6J x 15 x 25. Two of mine are badly corroded and new are NLA. Do you still have any?

I have finally cleared the rear out and put the seats back up so tomorrow's goal will be your seatbelts and clips! Hooray we got there in the end.

No wheels sorry, I sold them all quite quickly.

Originally Posted by globetrotter

Hi do you have the hose that goes from the expansion tank to the radiator with a branch pipe that goes to the turbo cooling pipe?, I'm desperate for one as mine has split, and I'm going on holiday next tuesday, I will pay extra for 24 hour courier to get it here for monday morning
Kind Regards / Steve

I will have to get my dad to have a look as I have just got home from the car and didn't look at the forum sorry.

[Laney760]

Bit of a long shot, its bedtime and I don't have time to read all the previous posts but do you have the Volvoguard ii alarm key fob for sale?

Also wondered why the car was broken for spares, such a shame!

Edit, do people buy second hand steering racks? I guess if its the original on the car it won't be any better than mine but maybe it's had a new one fitted late in it's life? Or are they a part that people only buy new?

[360beast]

Originally Posted by Laney760

Bit of a long shot, its bedtime and I don't have time to read all the previous posts but do you have the Volvoguard ii alarm key fob for sale?

Also wondered why the car was broken for spares, such a shame!

Edit, do people buy second hand steering racks? I guess if its the original on the car it won't be any better than mine but maybe it's had a new one fitted late in it's life? Or are they a part that people only buy new?

Nope, no find came with it sorry.

As for why it was broken, I wanted to convert my lovely saloon auto to manual. This car is rotten in several places and dented all over and had a few days of MOT left when I bought it, I know that it would have failed the next one. It has helped keep about 20 940's on the road so I see no issue breaking a dog of a 940 to do so.

As for the steering rack, I am keeping this one as a spare but if a 2nd hand one works fine then I would buy it and get it sent off to be rebuilt before fitting.

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Laney760

Edit, do people buy second hand steering racks? I guess if its the original on the car it won't be any better than mine but maybe it's had a new one fitted late in it's life? Or are they a part that people only buy new?

Originally Posted by 360beast

As for the steering rack, if a 2nd hand one works fine then I would buy it and get it sent off to be rebuilt before fitting.

What Luke said! ^^^^^^^

You can get rebuild (seal) kits on fleabay for £40-60 ish, a new rack for about £230 ish but is there a definite problem with yours Ellie?

[Laney760]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

What Luke said! ^^^^^^^

You can get rebuild (seal) kits on fleabay for £40-60 ish, a new rack for about £230 ish but is there a definite problem with yours Ellie?

It's a long story but using full lock frequently when parking for a long period of time in the past plus I believe some contribution from an idiot mechanic I used for a couple of years (will explain later with photo) have not done it any good. I get the grindy thing going on occassionally. I've been very careful since diagnosis (by a trustworthy Volvo indi who thought it had a bit of life left in it yet) a few years back not to put her on full lock but funny enough since the RAC towed me back the way they did rear end up on the dolly (he did lock the steering) she feels a bit wanderey and vague. I feel convinced that my steering suffered on that tow and I don't think it's my paranoia. Wondering whether to complain to RAC.

[Laird Scooby]

Does the vague/wandery/floaty feeling get worse with speed?

[Laney760]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Does the vague/wandery/floaty feeling get worse with speed?

Not sure, I'll check it out, thanks. I'll start a new thread when I check it so as not to impose on Luke's thread any more, sorry Luke!

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Laney760

Not sure, I'll check it out, thanks. I'll start a new thread when I check it so as not to impose on Luke's thread any more, sorry Luke!

Oops, good idea! I thought we were on your radiator thread, sorry Luke!
If it does get worse with speed, chances are it's the front shocks getting weak, could be coincidence or they might have been near it for a while and the rear suspended tow helped them along a bit.

[greatdaneuk]

Looking for:

Alarm FOBS (Volvo Guard 2)
Outside door handles

for my Volvo V90 (1998)

[360beast]

Originally Posted by greatdaneuk

Looking for:

Alarm FOBS (Volvo Guard 2)
Outside door handles

for my Volvo V90 (1998)

Are they painted on the V90?

No fobs sorry.