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Hi Jen,
I have an 86 as well, coming up on 100K ore than yours, and I love driving it. It's my favorite car out of our fleet. I just finished going through my front suspension, and I'm disappointed that I waited as long as I did! Your car will be perfectly tight and smooth when you replace all the loose things. Just because it's 16 years old, there's no reason for it to drive and feel like an old car. And the parts are really not that expensive. Your steering should not feel "loose". There should be virtually no play in the wheel. None. If there is, you have worn-out tie rods, almost certainly. You could very well need ball joints too, although I replaced one of my original ones at 203K miles.
With new front end parts, balanced tires, and a proper alignment, you should *never* feel any shakes or bumps up to any speed that the car is capable of achieving.
Here's a list of what you might need:
(from http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo240ftsuspension.htm)
3516944 Outer Tie Rod End $8.00 TRW or Lemforder (2 each)
CALL Inner Tie Rod End Call Scantech (2 each, about $70
each from volvo, est. $40 each here)
274119 Right Side Ball Joint w/ PS $15.00 TRW (1 needed)
274118 Left Side Ball Joint w/ PS $15.00 TRW (1 needed)
CALL Steering Rack Boot Call Scan Tech (2 each, these list
for $20 each, but I'm sure are much less here)
1205825 Front Lower Control Arm Bushing 2 per car $7.00 Scan Tech
1273778 Rear Lower Control Arm Bushing (Right)$7.00 Scan Tech
1359812 Rear Lower Control Arm Bushing (Left)$7.00 Scan Tech
1205991 Upper Front Sway Bar Bushing $0.75 Scan Tech
Tire Balance: $5- 10 each
Alignment: $40 or so
Most of the parts are not much labor to install. Once the tie rod
ends are changed, you HAVE TO get an alignment.
Good luck with it!
Rob Bareiss, New London CT
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