The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

the old crackling, half-a-stereo problem: a remedy 850

posted by  MoncureWW on  Mon Dec 29 14:48 CST 2003
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Apr 8 21:06 CST 2013
[RELATED]

Having recently pulled a stereo from my '93 850 (tape player broken, no FM), I went to the junkyard and bought another from a 94 for $75. To my dismay I got home, and the new-old stereo I just bought was deficient as well. This time, whenever I'd change the volume it'd crackle loudly and the right speaker wouldn't put out sound unless I hit the volume knob. So I did some reading on the Usenet newsgroups and discovered with a little contact cleaner ($9.99 from Radio Shack) underneath the knob - which pulls off - and inside the unit itself on the "pot" where it goes in, works wonders! I sprayed the stuff in there, twisted the volume up and down for about two minutes, and the crackle was gone. Like new! Thought 850 owners would appreciate this one. Maybe it's been posted before, but it's worth throwin it out there again! Hey, if anyone here needs a front face plate to the stereo I gave up - it's like new looking with sc-810 written on the front just shoot me a reply and I can get it to you gratis!
Webb
93 854 134,000 m
87 745 204,500 m






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.