Volvo 480 Club Europe

Very hard to find, and even if you do, it’ll only crack again. FWIW I repaired mine with either a piece of plastic and araldite or GRP 'chopped strand type Isopon' (when removed from the car), but I also 'relieved' some of the fixed section to ease the strain on the outer as the vinyl seemed to be ...

Jeff, I assume that you mean the inboard end of O/S ??? FWIW I managed to do this removal of either drive shaft, just wiggled the whole gearbox across towards the N/S (left side of car) with the engine supported by a hoist, but you could get away with holding the engine on trolley at flywheel end an...

I haven't checked them Jeff, I don't really know how to. Could point me in the right direction please? a quick easy check is to see if the ally heat shield above the rear mount has been 'savaged' by the upper mounting bolt, or you can try lifting the back of the engine to see if daylight appears ar...

Oh, I just remembered. When I first got the car, I drove it home and parked at which point I locked the driver side (left) door with my key, and then went to the other side to check if that door was locked. It wasn’t and the alarm went off. It continued for a couple of excruciating and quite embarr...

Ok guys! If I recall correctly, there are 3 cables there? Anyone knows what they all do? I guess one is for the high brake light, one for the window wiper.. But what is the last one for? Thanks for all your advice, guys! Happy weekend :hopping: you have three items on back window 1 rear wiper 2 hea...

threepointsix wrote: ↑

Fri Apr 12, 2024 9:13 am

I got the gear selector thingy.

https://www.ebay.de/itm/235137314973

Thanks!

I hope I don't need to replace the rubber on the nut, I can't find the part.

I 'think' that the rubber thingy is an 'option' mine is well past it best by date and was only a dust cover (or collector)

Manual Gearbox oil : GL4 ONLY 75W80 Elf NFP (or equivalent). From what I can fathom, you are running ATF in a manual box, so rectify that first! aye I'd suggest a quick oil change, ATF is thin so that would seem the 'reverse problem' :? ie most gearboxes as are tad 'sticky' if oil is thicker? I put...

Douglas wrote: ↑

Tue Apr 02, 2024 5:27 pm

I've come to the conclution that it should not be a problem to fit a hub to a non hub car. I'll update when I've done the upgrade.

aye if item 12 or 20 can be removed/destroyed .. . . ., mine appear as a 'fused' item

The whole hub assembly bolts to the axle with 4 bolts. Very simple to swap over. assuming that the bolts can be removed, there might or might not be the remains of a hexagon on th eback of the last three I've had so best to assume use of angle grinder to remove? I think that they are bolted from ou...

PM replied. Thanks a lot Marek! Should be reproduced though. I have no experience with molding and silicone and stuff, but would take 2 sets just to send it out to someone with reproduction skills As Jeff linked to the hard plastic part is a doddle to print in 3D but the 'soft part' is a bummer as ...

I admire the thought & effort, but given the limited miles the 480 now covers I'll just stick with the existing bulbs as I think i have only ever replaced ONE headlight bulb over the last ten or fifteen years, :hopping: maybe been lucky but it was the 'high bright' DRL that used to get chewed throug...

Just read this again and maybe I've misunderstood something. I thought the 10mm thread was to go directlu into the rack. Now I'm wondering the the rack has permanent 10mm steel pipes which I will need to use a compression joint to join onto the hose, hence a 3/8 hose end to a 3/8-10mm thread adapte...

I checked the pump I have here and it is M16 thread so an option is to convert from rigid-flexible-rigid to flexible-rigid. With banjo at pump if you can arrange the flexible to go horizontal towards battery and then down under sump, or a right angle fitting, make sure it is the style that 'spins' t...

On mine, the metal pipe is corroded as it goes into the top of the pump. Not sure of the thread but the fitting is 17mm AF. I assume this is the pressure line as the other one is rubber hose with a crimp. Did you have to flare the stainless steel pipe? I have brake pipe flaring tools but nothing la...

Chris I sourced the FLEXIBLE sections from 'Hydraulic mega store', about £25 for the flexible and then similar for various fittings they also supply steel tube and all the fittings, all at reasonable price, if you are OK to DIY :wink: I had planned to fit these to some RIGID STAINLESS pipe a friend ...

aye 670 miles it would be cheaper to hire a taxi? :shock: I got advisory for 'brake lines covered in grease, or similar', I guess I'll have to bite the bullet this summer and do the main front to rear, all the front ones that cross the 'down, across, up etc around tunnel' have been done, these are a...

gsa60 wrote: ↑

Thu Mar 07, 2024 10:00 am

Finally after many years found the issue.
The connector to the maf was dodgy.

a 'cheap fix' ? ? ? ?
darned annoying when cant get to the bottom of any intermittent issue tho

does this link help?

viewtopic.php?f=12&t=34956&hilit=speed+sensor

discussion about 'alternatives' and ways to measure them.....

royhedger wrote: ↑

Thu Feb 01, 2024 8:31 pm

Cheers Alan.
I've just managed to get a ring spanner on the 2 bolts and tightened them 1/2 to 3/4 turn each so hopefully that should nip it up a bit.

I'll need to investigate then, always assumed to 'difficult'

Roy

aye , I reckon it is, not easy to access with the engine in place,

I think Jay Kay explained how he fixed it, but his engine was on the bench/floor