One leaves and another arrives...

[960kg]

I guess from the username you are the expert, Keith, but the link below states....

http://caunter.ca/volvo960/ip14814.pdf

KICKDOWN CABLE
NOTE: Depress accelerator pedal. DO NOT turn throttle pulley by
hand or adjustment will be incorrect.
On 940, fully depress accelerator pedal. At full throttle,
distance between cable stop and cable casing should be 1.98-2.07" (50.
4-52.6 mm). See Fig. 7. On 960, adjust cable until it is just pulled
gently tight. Adjust kickdown cable if it is not within specification.

Which made me think 960 autos had a kickdown cable

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that said, mention of a kick down cable is absent from the link below, which is a bit strange. Maybe there was an early 960 auto with a cable operated kickdown? Answers on a postcard from USA..?

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/faq/Tran...nAutoAW30.html

Mr Judge, which 'box is it? AW30-40?

I am no expert at all it is just what i do happen to know i know backwards as cars have been my hobby all my motoring life and i read and read (should get a life really...Lol) i had my 960 about 6yrs so long enough to get around it......i will tell you something for nothing .......the 1996 Volvo 960 was supposed to be the very last TRUE Volvo even the `97 cheaper plastics had by then been used.

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If you look at the top of that link you get the info from it says 1994!!!...the gearbox then was an AW71 or in fact a Manual M46

But for the years we are talking in this thread P reg 1996/7 then the box is only auto an AW30-43 with electro mechanical solenoid valves to downshift through a Module.

[JUDGENINJA]

The car is paying a visit to a local independent tomorrow for a proper look over. He's done automatic gearboxes, so let's see what news it brings up..

[Doingitsideways]

Hmm... Strange one this.

If there's a recognised fault in the box it usually lights up the orange arrow, and flashes the lights on the mode selector.
Is the mode selector lighting at all?
I did have one that the selector had fell apart inside, I wrote a how to on VOC 7/900 section on rebuilding the switch.

Early (redblock) 960s used the older auto box and will have a kickdown cable, but whiteblock engined cars won't as they are ECU controlled as said above.

Just wandering, does the car have a towbar?
I only ask, as caravanners used to love these, but the boxes cook after a while without any extra cooling.

[JUDGENINJA]

Nope no tow bar.

[JUDGENINJA]

Cars back from the garage. No Kickdown cable on this one. The twin cables are throttle and cruise control.
It's all electronic pointing towards the TCM module.

Now I just need to find one..

Other items pointed out that I sort have already knew about:
Wishbone bushes have shot themselves both sides
Droplinks, brake pipe flexi pipework front

Seemingly the rear axle doesn't have a drain plug to service. All they have down was check the fluid levels. Any ideas?

[Dangerous Dave]

Other items pointed out that I sort have already knew about:
Wishbone bushes have shot themselves both sides
Droplinks, brake pipe flexi pipework front

Seemingly the rear axle doesn't have a drain plug to service. All they have down was check the fluid levels. Any ideas?

That's not a big list, testament to their reliability I guess. Easy jobs those.

Apparently the later diffs didn't have a drain plug, you have to remove one of the lower bolts in the diff cover

This is a diff from the solid rear axle, if yours is the multilink type then the diff might be different but still should be a lower bolt. You can see the lowest bolt hole goes into the case and the others are sealed

[stribo]

That's not a big list, testament to their reliability I guess. Easy jobs those.

Apparently the later diffs didn't have a drain plug, you have to remove one of the lower bolts in the diff cover

This is a diff from the solid rear axle, if yours is the multilink type then the diff might be different but still should be a lower bolt. You can see the lowest bolt hole goes into the case and the others are sealed

That's handy for draining it, but how would one refill it, or check the level?

[Dangerous Dave]

That's handy for draining it, but how would one refill it, or check the level?

There should be a refill/level check plug. The right way to drain the diff is to use an extractor pump to suck the oil out of the refill/level check hole.

Looking further into it, it seems that the multilink suspension diff oil changes have to be done this way. Can't seem to find any info on whther the bottom bolt is still a drain hole. Apparently there are som suspension components in the way.

Further to that I've read that Volvo don't specify a diff oil change interval at all.

[960kg]

That is a good pic of the solid axle showing the drain hole!

Here are a couple of pics of the multilink which the later 960 has...

The level/fill plug is on the passenger side about halfway up the diff housing on the front side of it but as you can see by the pics. the layout is very restricted the diff is entirely surrounded /supported by an alloy framework for location purposes

I can remember checking mine but that was about 12yrs ago and do forget some details...

There is also a speed sensor on the rear of the diff in an alloy plate not like a thin metal plate on the live axles....

That grey wide item in the centre goes from wheel to wheel and is the plastic composite spring...fibre glass.

Those numbers on the blown up bottom pic. are the bolts which are refered to in a list and have all different torque figures......quite complicated.

The blown up top or 1st pic is Multilink 1995 on...the numbers refer to a part number.

[JUDGENINJA]

Thanks for the image. I'll run it down to them tomorrow.

[Dangerous Dave]

Thanks for the image. I'll run it down to them tomorrow.

Like I say, that one is the solid axle version so yours might not have that hole (or be accessible enough) so the only way is to pump it out through the fill plug

[960kg]

Got some more info ...if you want it!

According to the information in 1997, Volvo included the locking differential as part of the cold weather package option, so it appears that if you have heated seats and the ambient temperature read out on the instrument panel, then you should also have the locking differential.

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Valvoline Durablend 85W-90 which has the limited slip additive. It doesn't hurt anything to have it in there whether it has LSD or not, and the semi-syn oil is a good choice. I use a 1 qt hand pump with a 2 ft long clear poly hose that snuggly fits into the fil port to get the oil into the diff.
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On the 960 the drain is the lowest case bolt.


Just found conflicting reports about the oil type for the different diffs!....should you use the LSD oil in the Non LSD diff?


Volvo say different oil and part numbers....in pic.

[JUDGENINJA]

Yep I have both.. It does seem to hold traction round my entry to work, but it can slide if you really go for it.

What's the weather like tomorrow?
Basic service, wishbones and droplinks are on the cards for the morning..

[JUDGENINJA]

Woohoo, actually it out of bed and completed the jobs I said I was going to do.!!

Although I should have checked the wishbones before I ordered them I didn't realise that the lower ball joint is a seperate item!!
Another item for the shopping list.

Need to check the rear tomorrow for the possible wheel bearing.

Take away in celebration

[Ettienne]

There should be a refill/level check plug. The right way to drain the diff is to use an extractor pump to suck the oil out of the refill/level check hole.

Looking further into it, it seems that the multilink suspension diff oil changes have to be done this way. Can't seem to find any info on whther the bottom bolt is still a drain hole. Apparently there are som suspension components in the way.

Further to that I've read that Volvo don't specify a diff oil change interval at all.

That's how I did mine on the p2, a large hydroponic syringe and some tube, works a treat on all the minor gearboxes.

[JUDGENINJA]

Could someone look up the dashboard bulb part number??

[Dangerous Dave]

I'm guessing you mean the bulbs in the dash switches?

The long reach bulbs (17mm) are 9148906 and are used on the 850/P1x70 range too
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts...tment/1023063/

Shorter bulbs (9mm) are 9148908
http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts.../bulb/1023064/

They're bloody expensive for what they are though. I just bought a pack of 20 filament bulbs roughly the same size off ebay for a couple of quid and just replaced the bulb in each holder (as the bulb wires are only wound round the holder base a few times).

[JUDGENINJA]

Bit of a trial fit, but it looks good to me..

[stribo]

Bit of a trial fit, but it looks good to me..

Scaffolding, nice.

[JUDGENINJA]

Next should I nick the KONI yellow front suspension off the 850..?