240 General: New (to me) 1980 Volvo 244

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Might be worth inspecting the other wheel bearing too Alan, very often if one is beginning to go purely on mileage the other won't be far behind. Chances are you'd be able to buy two together for a better price than two individually and while the front end is in the air for one, swap the other as well. Might need a hydraulic press for it though.

Hi Dave,
Do I remember correctly that you had a link to an illustrated parts list for the 240 series? Volvo seems to have changed the wheel bearings it fitted at about the time the RB was built, so I want to make sure I order the right one.
Alan

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

Hi Dave,
Do I remember correctly that you had a link to an illustrated parts list for the 240 series? Volvo seems to have changed the wheel bearings it fitted at about the time the RB was built, so I want to make sure I order the right one.
Alan

I don't think it was me Alan but i did find this - happy hunting!

http://www.myvolvolibrary.info/Tech_...%20catalog.pdf

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

I don't think it was me Alan but i did find this - happy hunting!

http://www.myvolvolibrary.info/Tech_...%20catalog.pdf

Sorry Dave, it must have been someone else.

Thank you very much for the link, I'll see if I can track down the right part number and have one (or two) ready on the shelf.

Alan

[Laird Scooby]

No worries Alan!

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

Might be worth inspecting the other wheel bearing too Alan, very often if one is beginning to go purely on mileage the other won't be far behind. Chances are you'd be able to buy two together for a better price than two individually and while the front end is in the air for one, swap the other as well. Might need a hydraulic press for it though.

I've been meaning to get round to changing that nearside front wheel bearing for a while, the bearing kit arrived a week or so ago (very neat: both bearings and races plus a rubber dust seal and a little tube of grease all delivered to my house for about £15).

I had a look at the job (on a YouTube) last week and decided a hydraulic bearing press would make life so much easier. I've been tapping in bearings with a large socket and a hammer for the past 40 years - sometimes they go in straight and easy, sometimes they don't - and I'd been really impressed with Luke's machine. I did some research and came up with this:



... it arrived in the mail yesterday, delivered to my house for a little under £90. I consider that a bargain after spending most of a day changing just one bush in a Parhard rod recently.

I'm quite looking forward to changing that bearing next week.

:-)

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

I've been meaning to get round to changing that nearside front wheel bearing for a while, the bearing kit arrived a week or so ago (very neat: both bearings and races plus a rubber dust seal and a little tube of grease all delivered to my house for about £15).

I had a look at the job (on a YouTube) last week and decided a hydraulic bearing press would make life so much easier. I've been tapping in bearings with a large socket and a hammer for the past 40 years - sometimes they go in straight and easy, sometimes they don't - and I'd been really impressed with Luke's machine. I did some research and came up with this:



... it arrived in the mail yesterday, delivered to my house for a little under £90. I consider that a bargain after spending most of a day changing just one bush in a Parhard rod recently.

I'm quite looking forward to changing that bearing next week.

:-)

That should make life a lot easier Alan! When you say it arrived in the mail, was it a self-assembly thing or was it ready-built?

Looking forward to the full report when you do the job next week!

[Snow White]

Originally Posted by Othen

I've been meaning to get round to changing that nearside front wheel bearing for a while, the bearing kit arrived a week or so ago (very neat: both bearings and races plus a rubber dust seal and a little tube of grease all delivered to my house for about £15).

I had a look at the job (on a YouTube) last week and decided a hydraulic bearing press would make life so much easier. I've been tapping in bearings with a large socket and a hammer for the past 40 years - sometimes they go in straight and easy, sometimes they don't - and I'd been really impressed with Luke's machine. I did some research and came up with this:



... it arrived in the mail yesterday, delivered to my house for a little under £90. I consider that a bargain after spending most of a day changing just one bush in a Parhard rod recently.

I'm quite looking forward to changing that bearing next week.

:-)

A useful and time saving addition to the workshop Alan, I’m sure it will
have additional uses too.

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Laird Scooby

That should make life a lot easier Alan! When you say it arrived in the mail, was it a self-assembly thing or was it ready-built?

Looking forward to the full report when you do the job next week!

It came flat packed so there was a little bit of assembly required: bolt on the feet (4 bolts) and the moveable beam at the bottom (2 bolts), fit the two springs and the bottle jack - it took no more than 10 minutes including unpacking.

I may get time to change the bearing tomorrow, if not the end of the week. I'll post the usual report with some photos, it looks like an easy job (well, it should be with a press!).

Alan

[Othen]

Originally Posted by Snow White

A useful and time saving addition to the workshop Alan, I’m sure it will
have additional uses too.

... I was thinking of adapting it as a cider press for when the tree in the garden is full of apples next autumn!

:-)

[Laird Scooby]

Originally Posted by Othen

... I was thinking of adapting it as a cider press for when the tree in the garden is full of apples next autumn!

:-)

Wouldn't the hydraulics relaxing over time cause a problem with that idea Alan? Of course you could probably build a humungous cider press with a nice big ACME threaded lead-screw and tighten it daily to extract all the juice..... Hic!!