The kick down cable on my 1990 240 auto is jammed. Is there a way to
pull it back from the trans mssion with dropping the pan?
The Bentley manual says to remove the transmission pan and use a screw driver.
phil

I just had it replaced by the local Volvo garage. After that, tha car is flying.
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JJ

If you take the cable loose from the throttle assembly you can drip Kroil or PB Blaster into the cable and it might give you enough penetration/lubrication to be able to force the cable back down into its sheath. Try holding the sheath with a pair of pliers and force the cable down in short segments with a pair of needle nose pliers. If you can get it to do that you can leave it in that position (pushed in and unattached from the spool) until you can replace the cable assembly. In this arrangement the car shifts very quickly through the gears and becomes a real slug, however, by shifting manually through the gears you can save provoke a little spirit into your acceleration.

Randy

Very often this is caused by a cracked sheath around the core. Water seeps in and rusts, and it jams the cable. In the winter it will freeze, with the same net effect except that it might thaw after the engine has warmed up.

The very best repair is to install a new cable. I did this to my '86, for this reason, back in '96.
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Don Foster (near Cape Cod, MA)