Going to pull-a-part today. Looking for manual swap parts for 850 GLT. How do I indentify a bad from good transmission without driving the car?
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How To Identify A Worthy Junkyard M56H L Tranny?
Started by DoriDori, Jan 28 2012 02:29 PM
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 02:29 PM
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 02:40 PM
can't
but and open it is the best you can do.
buy**
but and open it is the best you can do.
buy**
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 02:58 PM
Gotcha. BTW got two intake valves from the donor 850 yesterday. Pain in my butt to remove with a euro specific valve remover tool. They look in good condition. Might try to grab some more today. Once I have the tranny open, what should I look for?
****WITHOUT a euro specific tool.
DoriDori, on 28 January 2012 - 02:57 PM, said:
Gotcha. BTW got two intake valves from the donor 850 yesterday. Pain in my butt to remove with a euro specific valve remover tool. They look in good condition. Might try to grab some more today. Once I have the tranny open, what should I look for?
****WITHOUT a euro specific tool.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 03:16 PM
Cracks on the syncros, and or damaged teeth....
The true test is actually just installing it.
The true test is actually just installing it.
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 04:02 PM
Okay, thanks. We'll see what happens today!
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Posted 28 January 2012 - 04:52 PM
DoriDori, on 28 January 2012 - 02:29 PM, said:
Going to pull-a-part today. Looking for manual swap parts for 850 GLT. How do I indentify a bad from good transmission without driving the car?
- Buy from a yard that will offer exchange if the tranny does turn out to be bad.
- Find a donor car at the yard that is there for an obvious reason - broken timing belt, bad head gasket, crash (not affecting tranny integrity), etc. That way you'll be fairly certain the tranny was working at the time the car entered the scrappers.
- Find paperwork in the glovebox, and ring the previous owner. It's worth a try, and you might get some useful information regarding the state of the vehicle before you invest time & $$.
Good luck with the project.
1994 Volvo 855 - >400k km (long gone)
1998 V70 AWD 5-speed - 235k km - 2wd now. Good bevel gearbox and propshaft available!
1998 V70 AWD 5-speed - 235k km - 2wd now. Good bevel gearbox and propshaft available!
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Posted 29 January 2012 - 08:07 PM
renns, on 28 January 2012 - 04:52 PM, said:
There is no way to know for sure without testing on a running car. If you are going the scrap-yard route, here's what I'd suggest:
- Buy from a yard that will offer exchange if the tranny does turn out to be bad.
- Find a donor car at the yard that is there for an obvious reason - broken timing belt, bad head gasket, crash (not affecting tranny integrity), etc. That way you'll be fairly certain the tranny was working at the time the car entered the scrappers.
- Find paperwork in the glovebox, and ring the previous owner. It's worth a try, and you might get some useful information regarding the state of the vehicle before you invest time & $$.
Good luck with the project.
Great info! So, no luck yesterday. All 850s, v70s, and s70s were auto. That was the north Atlanta pull a part. Between the other two pull a part yards in Atlanta there are about 20 others Volvos. Does anyone know if there's any manual trans among them?
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