Is my 240 done ?
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Is my 240 done ?
Good afternoon. I had some time today and thought I would rotate the tires. hen I removed the right rear ,I happened to notice that the upper spring seat has an 1-1/2 rust hole on the outer side. "I felt sick" The other side looks ok but now I'm wondering if my poor old 240 is done. I have a Haynes manual but there is not a single thing mentioned about it. The car still looks and runs good even with 340k miles. Sad !
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This always depends upon what you can do yourself and how bad the rust is. If the rust is structural, then you need to weld. If it is not you can clean and paint it. If it is a through hole in the floor or door you can use fiberglass. Can you get a picture and a better description of the problem?
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Is this the spring seat in the front or the rear. You can replace these. New ones from Volvo aren't budget busters although if the spring seat has a hole, there may be holes other places as well. Here is a link to the fronts:
UPPER SEAT for 1990 Volvo 240|1205823
And a link to the rears:
SPRING UPPER SEAT for 1990 Volvo 240|1221882
UPPER SEAT for 1990 Volvo 240|1205823
And a link to the rears:
SPRING UPPER SEAT for 1990 Volvo 240|1221882
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Thanks for the response. As said in my original post, it is the R rear upper seat. I have been able to see that there is a bolt head in the center of the seat. I wonder if there is any chance of ever getting that out. Frame still seems to be very solid where the seat bolts to. And thanks for the link.
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Rear suspension. Fits: Volvo | VolvoPartsWebstore.com
it looks like most all the bits and pieces there are available new.
unluckily, I can't find on the 240 parts diagrams where it shows the upper attachment. this is fairly different than the 740/940 rear end.
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Thanks Pierce for the help. I have found there seems to be no access to the other side of the bolt no.4 on the diagram. It looks like it is threaded directly into the frame. I have figured out that the seat has a thick sealer between the seat and frame and the frame seems to be in good shape where it is bolted. I can't believe they would have threaded the frame.
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