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Alternator Bushings. FCP Groton's lasted all of 70 days 900

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Fri Jul 15 03:16 CST 2005
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People have mentioned that with Polyeurethan bushings, only IPD's are worth buying. I was not convinced, and I bought the slightly cheaper yellow poly bushings from FCP Groton. I installed them on May 5. Yesterday, I was giving my amazon a boost and I noticed that my 940's alternator belt was flipping loosely again. I recently tightened it to avoid this exact same problem (tightened to spec). Anyway, thinking that I had not tightened the bolts down correctly, I examined it further (once the amazon was going and the 940 was shut down).

The whole alternator is now a twisted on it's mountings and the poly bushings are a ruined mess. They clearly failed. This is highly disappointing. I'll still buy from FCPG, but NEVER the poly bushings. This failure is rediculous. a little over 2 months and less than 4000 miles before failure - unacceptable.

I ordered 3 top-quality replacement from IPD last night and they should be here in a few days. The FAQ is not joking when it says that only the IPD bushing are worth buying.
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1967 P220 Amazon, 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 745 GLE, 1990 745 GL, 1995 945....
You mean to tell me that Volvo makes cars that are *NOT* Wagons?!?






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