CAN I SAVE MY £800 COPART VOLVO XC90? PART 1
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- čas přidán 10. 09. 2023
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Great to see someone fixing their own car instead of condemning it to the scrapyard. We'll done Joel!
Joel, its great you are having a go but please be minded a torque wrench is just that, its for torqueing up a nut/bolt to a specific tightness. Its not for using as a large socket wrench. This is the job of the breaker bar.
I find using a powered rotary wire brush on the threaded ends of the rusted suspension bolts helps. When the threads rust, they gets bigger and won't unthread through the nut.
For someone who doesn’t have much experience in mechanics…….your a brave soul to attempt an old high mileage car! Fair play for having a go Joel.
I remember going through the same trials and tribulations when I started working on my old cars. It's a steep learning curve. You're lucky. There was no CZcams back then for me. It's such an invaluable resource these days
Hey Joel! You have 2 options:
They are drop links - not anti roll bars. When you work on anything suspension related the first thing you do is spray plus gas on anything you need to undo. Good luck.
Okay... Do NOT use a torque wrench as a ratchet or breaker bar lol
dont use chrome sockets with impact, black sockets have more weight and better transfer torque. and they also dont crack ;)
Hi Joel the one tool that you should be ordering is an angle grinder!
Hi Joel, just wanted to say what you have there is a Ryobi impact driver, it’s mostly for putting in screws etc, what you need is an impact wrench, it’s massively more torque, has a 1/2” head on it for sockets. Will make life much easier. Also a ball joint splitter would help, they are tapered so your unlikely to budge it via normal means :)
It's worth mentioning that there is a tool called a nut splitter that will remove rusted on nuts in locations like that. Also an angle grinder as a last resort (or Dremel even with a cutting wheel). Always wire-brush the hell out of the threads before undoing the nuts so they don't bind again as you undo them. Also recommend Plusgas instead of WD40 for unseizing parts.
Hi Joel,
Good on you for saving a good car. Just a suggestion when you want to remove corroded nuts and bolts on the suspension components, before spraying with a releasing agent, try removing some of the corrosion with a wire brush first, then spray with WD40. It really can help.
I absolutely LOVE this video. So impressive to see you doing all of this work and absolutely loving seeing this car come back to life! 😍🤩
Joel - you need a blow lamp, a heavier club hammer, a ball joint separator and to remove the anti roll bar drop links, use a spanner or vice grips to stop the joint from spinning while you undo the nuts. Good luck with part 2 !!
I'm celebrating that you're cracking on with this project - great choice!
Glad you're doing something in this video. Was dreading 20min of you sat in car shuffling invoices again
Great job for trying to get this Volvo back in shape by yourself. It deserves to be saved and I'm sure you will get it done. Good luck and looking forward to the videos !
Handy tip, if you cant unbolt it after using penetrating fluid try using a mini blow torch to expand the nut. Just make sure the flammable fluid is rinsed off first! Also if a different coloured mirror bothers you (might do) you can either spray them or buy d.i.y vinyl wrap and cover the outer shells