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I tried earlier to find this tool by the Volvo number, but could not so I located dimensioned instructions from the another Volvo forum site. Usually Taiwan tools, such as ATD, are remarkably decent, so this must be a "China imported through Taiwan" tool you have. I encourage you to send it back to IPD for a refund as honestly we must push back on our supply sources when quality is an issue to help them maintain their level of quality that we as customers expect and, for sure, your picture proves you deserve better.
To make the homemade tool, you need access to a welder, however, an old bearing cam lock collar cut in half and a couple pieces of steel, a drill press, and a grinder and I have a tool that is at least 4 times as tough as the one shown and never bends. It also fits both OEM and "scamtech" damper pulleys. I made two, the other one for my son for his B230F also. Reaching from underneath, it makes a great way to precisely turn the crank if you need to position it.
Looking at the IPD logo'ed part picture, it appears to be cut from the same bar stock for all the pieces, probably the two arms in an interlocking L shape and the two pulley keys from the full width. The thin ring spot-welded inside the tab teeth boundary fails in its design intent as it is inadequate to equal the strength of a piece twice as thick which is required for the tool to meet its function. Obviously, the piece in the photograph does not have any heat treatment to harden it.
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