I fixed my Volvo 240 broken suspension!

What's that noise? Rear strut noise in your Volvo 240.

It's pretty much a standard noise across all cars.

[bmore]

Great job! I’ve done an entire suspension refresh on my 92 wagon I still found I had a little click over rough roads. This ended up being the torque on the inside upper rear strut bolt. After torquing both sides, I no longer had a click.

[DScottDay]

Love to see a focus on the cross members support both engine and particularly changing the cross member and rubber trans support. Jacking for a driveway DYI guy, dealing with rusted bolts. '92 240. Staying alive. Thx, D Day, Maine

[airjay]

Thank you for this video, I might try the challenge too, even though I’ve never posted anything yet. It’s good to know that such a simple repair makes such an improvement.

[POVwithRC]

The KYBs have served me well enough with the 140. The ones I pulled out were OE and dead as doornails. It was like driving a funhouse mirror.

[ShawnTheGreek]

I would have pegged the sound to be bad trailing arm bushings.

Six minutes! You know a shop would have charged $150 per side, not including the parts. You’ve inspired us to GET OUTSIDE AND GET IT DONE!

For anyone reading this and wanting to do the challenge, reposition the jack so you can fiddle with the lower bolt with one hand, and raise the axle with the other hand. Then send me half the winning prize for the tip!!

[NOSPEEDSHOP]

Hey Dean, sick shirt ;)
Under 7 min is impressive. Beautiful 240.

[Involvod]

Nice work Dean, that's one clean wagon! Great picture from your camera too, super quality

[einfeldt]

Thank you for the challenge 🤗, great video, really appreciate you showing just how easy, it is to keep this wonderful machines on the road👍🤗🤗🤗

[kilgree]

And here I thought it was going to be Uncle Rodney.

[acjack]

Here in the Great White North I call my 1989 Silver Bullet Volvo a 245 .Wagon. Nice Video all in all.THANKS.

[arieplomp]

Nice job Dean ! I see you have Scottish roots! I wonder which clan! Nice undies, gladly no crack appeared! 😂 The 240 is still a beauty!

[cheharrison]

Hey Dean, already replaced my shocks with some Gaz GT's, but still have a dang annoying rattle, plus replaced all the bushings. It drives me insane. Thanks for the great content buddy 🤘

[marcinbujok]

Ha! That was fun to watch :D. I don't even try to beat your time 🤣. I should have put some longer struts since I have lifted the rear about 2inches, but I'm just waiting for the old ones to explode 🤣

[dheitz]

If you use the scissor jack that you yanked out of your trunk to adjust the height of the rear axle, it saves a lot of time on the upsy downsy walk-aroundsy play with the floor jack. The scissor jack is more finely adjustable and you can keep the handle on the ground right next to you

[DeanofMachines]

Share it with your favorite 240 owners! Get to work!

[briangleeson]

I may try your shock challenge. I bought and mounted Bilsteins, and I think the diameter of the lower mount hole is larger than the trailing arm's mounting bolt diameter, so I get a rattle when driving. I have a set of KYBs in the garage, and I want to test the shock's mount hole diameter between the two brands.

[alessandropostiglione]

great job the problem is replacing the front shock absorber

[itsmephil]

Thanks for the view of your tartan boxers there Dean...that's an image I won't be able to shift for a while 😂😂😂

[fostergrant]

I thought for sure you were going to do axle bushings

[tonystanley]

Only gas pressurised shocks "come back".