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It is a long job, with a lot of taking things out/apart and remembering what goes where. I have done it twice, using the instructions I got from Volvo that came with the first motor (pre-Brickboard).
A couple tips: Take out both front seats, makes much easier access. Four bolts and a trim piece removal for each seat, and remember to unhook the seat heater harness. Then you can pull back the front carpet to get at the duch that blows under the seats. It's held in with a screw back where the air outlet is - that's the one I usually forget.
The defroster ducts are held in with rubber thingies that get old and brittle. I put some ATF on them early into the job to allow a little softening to happen.
Take out the ductwork all in one piece as much as possible. Actually they just need to be out of the way so as to open the turbine housings.
The metal clips that hold the turbine housings together are easy to lose. Be ready to catch it when you pop it loose. It helps to use a Sharpie or other felt-tip to mark the spots where they go.
The metal pieces that hold the turbines onto their shaft are hard to remove. They have to slide along their long axis about 1/4 inch and then come out. I have used a small and medium flat tip. Do one, you'll remember how forever. The turbines like to stick on the shaft. WD-40, just a little.
There is a lot more to the job, as both sides lower dash horizontal supports and the vertical supports of the center control panel must be unbolted and moved. The front of the control panel doesn't have to be taken out, just moved forward a few inches.
Whether your radio is in the upper or lower mount spot, you'll want to take it out.
If you have no shop manuals, get one or two - and/or go through a pick-n-pull to see how things are put together in there before starting out.
Good Luck,
Bob
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