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Ol' dependable finally choked..... 700 1985

posted by  jsaw on  Wed May 25 10:15 CST 2005
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Hello..The one Volvo(230F, M46 4OD) I've owned that has never stranded me once (unlike the beloved others)...finally kacked out. The clutch cable broke, pedal hit the floor, I spent a few minutes dodging traffic and picking up the shims (!), but luckily it popped right as I was pulling up to the work parking lot.

At first I assumed it was just time for the cable to go, so a new one is here at the parts shop. After closer inspection of the clutch fork..it looks like it may be worse than I first thought. The fork seems completely loose, it can rotate in a circlish type pattern, not just staight back and forth. My roomate has an M46 off the car, and I can see the design of the fork, with the release bearing and all. Mine is a little "looser"....:<
My question is, is it shot? Can the fork slip off the bearing or has the bearing exploded? It (the bearing) was always a little noisy when the pedal was depressed, worked fine for 3 years and 40,000 kms.

The old blue tow truck deserves a better fate than bieng stuck at work for a week...it got that name, as it has towed all the other Volvos, including the roomie's at least once. A true workhorse of a car!!

Thanks in advance, Josh.






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