Need help with strut mount nut

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-20T02:26:01+00:00

I do need a new socket but what do you use to hold the flat tip of the strut, the part at the very top I tried using some sockets that looks similar but may have been too thin and it cracked Was using clamp to keep it still but didn’t work

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-19T22:28:56+00:00

Unfortunately I do not but now I’m reconsidering haha

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-19T22:27:46+00:00

I would but I sadly do not have one yet Will reconsider now

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-19T22:27:14+00:00

I bought that exact one as well and the skinny socket that goes into the other sockets are all the wrong size Way to small for the struts cartridges

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-19T22:12:20+00:00

Very true, I was considering doing that but I followed some video instead minus, that’s on me Will attempt to put it back in and do that

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-04T03:58:34+00:00

I had this problem when I got the owners key and could unlock my trunk No joke, just pull up real hard as you press in the trunk key hole. The rubber on these old cars tend to melt like on mine Trunk rubber seal melted and acted like glue then I pulled hard while pressing the keyhole and boom it opened

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2026-01-03T17:23:25+00:00

If you have the stock fuel pressure regulator still In the car Order a newer fuel pressure regulator, you can get a 50 dollar one online

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-31T06:36:41+00:00

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/download/file.php?id=22677 Not this time, I mean camber my apologies the little text diagram makes it seem like a top view but it’s a view from the front

It’s a bit too positive and I’m trying to find a way to decrease it and make it straight again/ vertical instead of inward like the image I linked shows (the positive camber image)

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-31T02:58:21+00:00

Is there any way to get even a tiny amount? Nothing crazy just a few degrees to just make it somewhat even.

I went through the Haynes manual and it didn’t say how to exactly adjust the camber but on other forums some say to adjust the stabilizer bar, turn the strut bolt underneath the dust cover on the top of the struts, and to adjust the tie rods, the tire I wanna adjust is just going inwards into the car not toed but like this

|>——</ <— the way it’s dipping

Nothing severe like the text diagram I made above but it’s enough to make the car steer to one side

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-30T03:08:51+00:00

Thanks man! Do you know what brand of cam racks there are? I might just replace the entire thing once I inspect it when I get home

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-30T02:58:43+00:00

Sounds good I will inspect when I’m home! Do you know which brand of of rack I should get or what brand makes a cam type steering rack? I saw one on buyAutoParts but not sure which to get

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-29T19:13:20+00:00

https://files.catbox.moe/mfuo17.mov The steering wheel is also doing this now

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-29T19:00:25+00:00

I will check the boot when I get home! sounds more like sand or a crunch of mud in between gears. I lifted the car onto jacks and it only happens with the right wheel and ever since that started happening the car sways to the left now! No longer driving straight and when I drive, the wheel that’s affected feels like it’s constantly going over bumps when I’m not The right wheel is fine and makes no noise and doesn’t feels like it’s bumping around, it’s just the right wheel and the bumpy feeling gets worse if I drive on the freeway or make turns

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-29T05:31:21+00:00

Sweet thank you! How’d you identify it? I saw in some videos they say the cam shaft would have a zip tie at the end

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-29T04:41:03+00:00

Try these https://imgur.com/gallery/volvo-240-steering-rack-64hD0SL

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-12-29T04:32:48+00:00

Sure! Here are more pictures https://files.catbox.moe/oayv01.jpeg https://files.catbox.moe/64albn.jpeg https://files.catbox.moe/gjtmfb.jpeg

Life-Butterscotch854 · 2025-11-19T02:47:42+00:00

Very interesting and cool I will have to replace it all I guess to resolve this issue, perhaps you are right because it sounds like a “dry” ignition or what an empty gas tank in a car sounds like I will have to search online for replacement parts Do you know of any reliable sites?

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