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Safiya-
I also have an '87 245. And like many BBers have owned a bunch of the these cars (I live in New England and they tend to rust away). Anyways I'm of the opinion that the rears are bullet proof. It's much more likely that your rear swing arm bushings are completely shot. Does your machine sit a little low in the back? These things have a life of maybe 100K miles if you get the good, 50 bucks per, ones. This is a job left to the adventureous with the right tools or a good indie Volvo shop that knows the cars. A good Volvo shop mechanic will also tell you what the problem is exactly. I'm guessing. My car has a crunchy 3rd gear ( it's the first year of the 5 speed and some say a weak tranny) but it still works and I baby the thing cause I like the car so much. If you have an automatic I'd be real suspicious of anybody who replaced it. The automatics of any year 240 also have a very good reputation of bulletproofedness. (Just invented that word).
Another thing. You live in a place that, guessing again, probably has the most indie Volvo shops on the planet. Find a good one. Post here if you want but also check out your telephone book. A telephone book is like google for people over 38! Good luck with your studies!
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It's Jim (in Hartford CT)
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