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95 940 3rd seat wagon 900 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Orian Bliver on  Thu Dec 11 07:14 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Great car. Ours is '94 with third seat.

Over the years I have found that ball joints do not stand up well, although they are inexpensive to replace. Do them both if one needs doing, to save the alignment in another six months. Maybe just do them when you do the front strut rod bushings, which you will need to do.

The big Girling front brakes are great until a slider pin siezes and the caliper stops floating properly. Warped rotors and badly degraded braking quickly follow. Check the calipers for freedom of movement at least every six months, and have no mercy on a pin that seems sticky, or a torn boot. Replace, there is a kit at the Volvo dealer.

Rear shocks make all the difference in the world to ride and handling. Replace cheap or worn shocks with good ones at the earliest chance.

The plastic splash pan under he front of the engine will fall off soon, if it hasn't already. You can fix or replace.

Good luck.





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