I fixed my Volvo 240 broken suspension!

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I fixed my Volvo 240 broken suspension!

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Dean of Machines

Күн бұрын

What's that noise? Rear strut noise in your Volvo 240.
It's pretty much a standard noise across all cars.

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@420bmore7 Жыл бұрын

Great job! I’ve done an entire suspension refresh on my 92 wagon I still found I had a little click over rough roads. This ended up being the torque on the inside upper rear strut bolt. After torquing both sides, I no longer had a click.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Great find! I'm going to pin this comment since it seems like several people have the same issue after fixing rear struts on their 240s.

@DScottDay 10 ай бұрын

Love to see a focus on the cross members support both engine and particularly changing the cross member and rubber trans support. Jacking for a driveway DYI guy, dealing with rusted bolts. '92 240. Staying alive. Thx, D Day, Maine

@DeanofMachines 10 ай бұрын

Hi D Day! In GA we don't get the opportunity to deal with rusted 240's. I do have a Connecticut car that I've used for parts. It came apart easily enough though. Unfortunately it's almost completely stripped so it would be useless as an example. Thanks for watching!

@bobbysims9903 5 ай бұрын

im in michigan, and drive a kinda rusty 240, i usually heat any suspicious looking fasteners with a small torch and let them soak in Kroil penetrating oil for an hour, or a day, or a week. depending on how rusty and dangerous they look. sometimes ill heat them, soak them, let them cool, and repeat that process several times. i like to use a battery powered 1/4" drive impact gun, and if it doesn't loosen right away, ill switch it to "tighten", and bounce if off the clutch a few times and go back to "loosen". also use a small wire brush to clean any exposed threads and where the fasteners meet, before you start oiling them. it can be slow and tedious, but its better than broken/seized hardware.

@POVwithRC Жыл бұрын

The KYBs have served me well enough with the 140. The ones I pulled out were OE and dead as doornails. It was like driving a funhouse mirror.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

The floppy shocks are very entertaining lol

@ShawnTheGreek Жыл бұрын

I would have pegged the sound to be bad trailing arm bushings. Six minutes! You know a shop would have charged $150 per side, not including the parts. You’ve inspired us to GET OUTSIDE AND GET IT DONE! For anyone reading this and wanting to do the challenge, reposition the jack so you can fiddle with the lower bolt with one hand, and raise the axle with the other hand. Then send me half the winning prize for the tip!!

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Dont tell people the secrets!!

@Involvod Жыл бұрын

Nice work Dean, that's one clean wagon! Great picture from your camera too, super quality

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Thanks Sledge! I’ve been working on my quality.

@NOSPEEDSHOP Жыл бұрын

Hey Dean, sick shirt ;) Under 7 min is impressive. Beautiful 240.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Hey Eli! Gotta rock it when I’m playing with the Volvos!

@airjay1976 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for this video, I might try the challenge too, even though I’ve never posted anything yet. It’s good to know that such a simple repair makes such an improvement.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Never posted a video you say?! Then your first shall be your best one yet! No matter how it turns out. Just make sure you turn it to landscape mode and start with the car on jack stands for safety!

@einfeldt777 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for the challenge 🤗, great video, really appreciate you showing just how easy, it is to keep this wonderful machines on the road👍🤗🤗🤗

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Thank you for your kindness!! It's easy for anyone to do this kind of repair and it's my goal to share the information!

@kilgree Жыл бұрын

And here I thought it was going to be Uncle Rodney.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Thankfully, not yet.

@dheitz5830 9 ай бұрын

If you use the scissor jack that you yanked out of your trunk to adjust the height of the rear axle, it saves a lot of time on the upsy downsy walk-aroundsy play with the floor jack. The scissor jack is more finely adjustable and you can keep the handle on the ground right next to you

@DeanofMachines 9 ай бұрын

That my friend is a VERY good tip!

@marcinbujok7388 Жыл бұрын

Ha! That was fun to watch :D. I don't even try to beat your time 🤣. I should have put some longer struts since I have lifted the rear about 2inches, but I'm just waiting for the old ones to explode 🤣

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Helloooo Marcin! The stock stuff might last for a long time. It's a Swedish tank after all!!😆

@briangleeson1528 Жыл бұрын

I may try your shock challenge. I bought and mounted Bilsteins, and I think the diameter of the lower mount hole is larger than the trailing arm's mounting bolt diameter, so I get a rattle when driving. I have a set of KYBs in the garage, and I want to test the shock's mount hole diameter between the two brands.

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Yes!!!! Do the challenge! Its odd that the hole diameter is larger. I’ve not heard of that issue before

@cheharrison7107 Жыл бұрын

Hey Dean, already replaced my shocks with some Gaz GT's, but still have a dang annoying rattle, plus replaced all the bushings. It drives me insane. Thanks for the great content buddy 🤘

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Another viewer mentioned their hardware was undersized for one of the strut holes. Veryify thats not a thing. Also have a look at all bushings in the rear of the car

@cheharrison7107 Жыл бұрын

@@DeanofMachines I've replaced all the bushings. Like I said down below, what I haven't done..... is completely empty my boot (trunk)! I would be infuriated and happy all at the same time 😂

@arieplomp8906 Жыл бұрын

Nice job Dean ! I see you have Scottish roots! I wonder which clan! Nice undies, gladly no crack appeared! 😂 The 240 is still a beauty!

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Come for the cars, stay for the show!

@arieplomp8906 Жыл бұрын

@@DeanofMachines I go for the whole nine yards! Love the cars and love the show ! Keep up the good work!

@acjack1169 6 ай бұрын

Here in the Great White North I call my 1989 Silver Bullet Volvo a 245 .Wagon. Nice Video all in all.THANKS.

@DeanofMachines 6 ай бұрын

Thank you! Silver 245s rock!!

@sputnik4216 10 ай бұрын

Luv them factory deluxe wheels.

@DeanofMachines 10 ай бұрын

They fit the car perfectly

@andersf5464 5 ай бұрын

'Multi X rims/wheels, I think they called them.

@alessandropostiglione3568 2 ай бұрын

great job the problem is replacing the front shock absorber

@DeanofMachines 2 ай бұрын

Yeah thats time consuming but its doable!

@alessandropostiglione3568 2 ай бұрын

in the 90s I did similar to yours but with military vehicles before becoming physically disabled you work really hard I also wanted to ask you how much a 240 2 door costs for export to Italy you need several documents

@DeanofMachines 2 ай бұрын

@@alessandropostiglione3568 hi there! I do not know how much it would cost to import a 242 to italy

@itsmephil2255 6 ай бұрын

Thanks for the view of your tartan boxers there Dean...that's an image I won't be able to shift for a while 😂😂😂

@DeanofMachines 6 ай бұрын

I really need to reel it back in before im banned from the platform

@itsmephil2255 6 ай бұрын

@@DeanofMachines content for the ladies 😂😂

@DeanofMachines 6 ай бұрын

@@itsmephil2255 I think the only ladies that watch my content are AI profiles.

@itsmephil2255 6 ай бұрын

@@DeanofMachines I wouldn't be surprised if you had real female viewers though

@DeanofMachines 6 ай бұрын

@@itsmephil2255 The ole lady gives me a pity watch once in a while

@tonystanley5337 Ай бұрын

Only gas pressurised shocks "come back".

@DeanofMachines Ай бұрын

Thats true!

@fostergrant1812 Ай бұрын

I thought for sure you were going to do axle bushings

@DeanofMachines Ай бұрын

They are probably due.

@ashberic Жыл бұрын

@3:02 - story of my life

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

“This looks all around terrible”- Dean of Machines

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Share it with your favorite 240 owners! Get to work!

@dodoubleg1979 Жыл бұрын

The rattle was killing me with my 240 so installed some bilstein's on mine but I still get the rattle :{

@cheharrison7107 Жыл бұрын

I've been chasing the rattle for years, bushings, shocks, tightened everything down.....what I haven't done is totally empty the trunk 😂

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Emptying the trunk is my favorite fix with this fleet LOL.

@redbeardedpanda Жыл бұрын

😅 lol that 240 is such a cream puff

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Good from far but far from good! It has plenty of opportunities for content still. thankfully!

@Skunkhunt_42 11 ай бұрын

160K is low miles yo

@DeanofMachines 10 ай бұрын

For a 240 that's basically a brand new car!

@jamesinc87 Жыл бұрын

Bruh that jack stand positioning was a bit sketch, you had it resting on the edge of the chassis jack point. KYB are a good choice, I've gone through a lot of different 240 shocks and KYBs have the best feel. The worst surprisingly have been Sachs and Bilstein (touring - the HDs are great)

@DeanofMachines Жыл бұрын

Gotta keep it exciting! The KYBs are cheap and decent quality. I don't have the funding for HD Bilsteins which are indeed my favorite.