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



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Volvo 240/260 Strut Mount Round Up ... What Strut Mounts You Use(d) 200

posted by  unggthat on  Thu Mar 21 09:01 CST 2013
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu Mar 6 10:37 CST 2014
[RELATED]

In all of my changing of parts on 240s, I've never actually replaced a strut mount. I'm currently restoring my 242GT and the strut mounts in it were fine. I'm replacing many other parts on the car, but when I took the suspension apart, the bearings still turned nicely and the rubber was still how it should be. The metal was surface rusted, so I ground it off and repainted them, but that's it.

I guess my point is that the ORIGINAL ones were stellar and I've heard nothing but problems with the replacement ones, except maybe the Boges. If I do have one go out at some point, I'll just get those. My old 1986 240DL, that I sold with over 350,000 miles on it, still had the original strut tops. I even raced that car some. I replaced every other bit of the suspension, but never had those go bad.

Just my experience, but that might be why so few folks are chiming in on this one.

Nate





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.