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Originally Posted by Stu B
Hi Mat,
Nothing much to add other than to say good luck and even though it was a far less complicated car, I had to lower the subframe to squeeze the gearbox out on my old 850 T5 to change the clutch too.
Have a look here, around post #5 onwards for some pics. I forgot I had that many trolley jacks 
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=283304
Keep us updated with progress 
Cheers
Stu |
Very interesting read (nice write up), Rusty bolts are a personal worry to me from past experiences, bet you had a shock with the amount of rust you had, also interested that the subframe used stretch bolts (I was not going to change mine as I did not think they were, it seem impossible to know which ones are stretch bolts).
I have 4 trolley jacks , 1 for under the engine (as I do not have a hoist and will use wood across the top with rope!) and 1 for under the gearbox + the others to use as supports when needed.(so almost as many as you)
My running car which I am using until I get this car sorted is a v50 2L Diesel just past 230000 miles and can not see the engine stopping, last MOT made me do work to all 4 corners and the rusty bolts scare me -I could not get of of the rear springs off due to a stuck bolt.
Anyway I will attempt to remove the subframe when the weather is better and I now have my head around the auto clutch so will fit that without the tool!