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

edit

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.