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More useless aftermarket junk ... 200

posted by  83GLT on  Fri Sep 26 14:41 CST 2014
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Just a PSA/rant here. There are many aftermarket 240 parts that one can obtain reasonably comparable service from. In my experience, rear muffler hangers are not one of them. I've gone through 2 downpipes in the last 3 years because I had crappy BOSAL rubber hangers that failed repeatedly, causing the exhaust to drop multiple times causing fractures at the downpipe. I smartened up and ordered OEM Volvo hangers this time with my new downipe (which I got off ebay - it's aftermarket, so we'll see what happens there - but it looks to be constructed very well). The OEM Volvo hangers are clearly made of a superior/stronger rubber. Right off the bat I can tell the difference as there is no sag and the exhaust is held up higher, causing less tension/stress on the rest of the system. I highly recommend them and suggest that no one waste there time/money on aftermarket hangers, when for a few dollars more you can have a clearly superior product.








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    More useless aftermarket junk ... 200

    posted by  Volvo4dv8 on  Sun Sep 28 11:35 CST 2014
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    A good thing to also check when you are going through certain items like exhaust parts and heater hoses at the fir wall are the engine mounts.
    I hear your pain about the aftermarket. I'm waiting on genuine Volvo strut mounts as my aftermarket ones are disintegrating.








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    More useless aftermarket junk ... 200

    posted by  Swedish Baklava on  Fri Sep 26 15:05 CST 2014
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    Hi 83GLT,

    Same here. I learned the hard way.

    photo exhaustmount_zps6616fd0f.jpg

    FYI. Just add some side notes, Uro coolant hoses and engine/tranny mounts are holding up beyond my expectation.








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      The reminds me of (beware Midas mufflers) .... 200

      posted by  Ken C on  Sat Sep 27 21:51 CST 2014
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      Your picture reminds of an additional thought. Stay away from Midas mufflers! They make the pins (on the ends of the muffler) that insert into the rubber hangers too short! I guess they're saving a penny or two cents on their cost.

      Seriously, because they're too short, I've found that (despite using Volvo OEM rubber hangers), if the car corners too hard (I drive a bit enthusiastically :-) the muffler and exhaust pipes will shift to the side a bit and one or the other pin will pull right out of the rubber mount. Actually, even centered, the Midas muffler's pins barely extend through the width of the mounts.

      Instead of the plastic ties you showed in your picture, I resorted to using those "caps" (that you hammer onto a simple cart's axle), along with a washer, to keep the muffler from falling off.








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        The reminds me of (beware Midas mufflers) .... 200

        uid 2796's pic
        posted by  bulletproof on  Sun Sep 28 16:29 CST 2014
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        There is a sleeve, Volvo part 1229342-9, that is intended to fit over the pins on the muffler.








        Thanks to Art for the exploded diagram scan.


        --
        '80 DL 2 door, '89 DL Wagon








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          The reminds me of (beware Midas mufflers) .... 200

          posted by  RicoS on  Fri Oct 17 07:16 CST 2014
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          When and where did this bushing show up? More importantly, what is its correct application?

          I have owned 240's for 35 years (good God!). Over that time, I've had a dozen of them, so I've seen my share of exhaust work, yet I have NEVER seen this sleeve used. Currently, I'm running '90's and '93's.

          At first I thought that perhaps these bushings have been so rotted by the time I get to them that they have become one with the muffler and I do not notice them. But, I have a garage queen '90 wagon with about 38 Kmi which I bought new. The thing I like the most about it is that it is still EXACTLY as it left the factory. I just checked the muffler and it is sleeveless. In fact, the mounting pin fits the hanger so snugly that it would be a real feat to add a bushing.

          Rich (Near Pittsburgh)








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            When and where? 200

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            posted by  bulletproof on  Fri Oct 17 12:14 CST 2014
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            I am led to believe it first showed up in the 140 series.

            I first encountered the sleeve when changing out the exhaust system on my '80 242 about ten years ago which, by the way, was the first time I ever attempted any type of exhaust work on a 240.

            They were in place on the original stock muffler and they were in such good shape I used them again.

            Can't remember if I found them on the '89 wagon or not but I had purchased some new ones and they fit the Bosal replacement muffler so I used them there, too.


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            '80 DL 2 door, '89 DL Wagon








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          The reminds me of (beware Midas mufflers) .... 200

          posted by  xmopar on  Fri Oct 3 11:15 CST 2014
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          I've seen these slide-over pins but I've never used them. I'm guessing that they are used as a [slight] heat insulator between the muffler pins and the rubber and/or more likely to keep the muffler from moving in the rubber hanger [which doesn't make much difference if your frame pins are diminished from rust]. The frame pins are about $15.00 apiece new if I remember right! Mike T.







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