Cam's 850 T5 Wagon - Astrid Fringle

CamZH · 2014-08-11T03:35:47+00:00

Oh , nice one! I like an 850 T5 , they seem to go harder than later v70s , if they go I guess! Maybe James's T5 motor into it if he wrecks it? What's the hg...

Ex850R

What size socket is it?
I think i checked all the big ones i have from pipe fitting and i am too small ( she said )..

CamZH

What size socket for what Les ?

jamesinc

32mm or 36mm. I assume you're talking about the bolt on the end of the axle?

AshDVS

It's an absolute ton easier with the driveshaft out. Would still be handy to be an octopus though.

jamesinc

One of the axles @Rob sent me had too much play in it to re-use, so I'm going to experiment with that to see the easiest way to tear it down.

Ex850R

Yeah end of axle , must be 36.0mm , pretty sure I don't have that one.

clinton

CamZH;28824 wroteJust buy new axles,
The only reason I didnt replace the axle as a whole was that I had the boots (kind of) and I'm short on cash, but less short on time.
But if you insist on rebuilding, then get a vice.

Although I complained, it wasn't actually that bad of a job. I am not going to buy new axles, as I have nothing wrong with my current ones. I am just in the middle of a motor swap where the axles must come out, so I figure I might as well reboot them while the axle is already out. How I see it, half the job (or more) is already done!

clinton

Ex850R;28837 wroteYeah end of axle , must be 36.0mm , pretty sure I don't have that one.

Cheapest place for me was Masters Home Improvement. I think the 36mm socket cost me $12 or so, cheaper than I could find online and I got it same day. While you are there, get a 4ft pipe if you dont have one :-)

jamesinc

You can get impact sockets on eBay for cheap too

CamZH

Cheapest Impact socket you can find in 36mm sounds like a great way to have a bad day.
Same goes for a cheap breaker bar. I had one of those and snapped the end off it.
Most auto shops sell large impact sockets and they know what you're going to do with them.
So if it breaks they will replace it.

Ash, are you telling me that people have replaced CV boots with the axle in the car ??
That is just mind boggling :)

AshDVS

Apologies. I'm rubbish at multi-tasking. replace 'out' with 'on bench', better still 'in vice'
Too much on and doing a shithouse job of everything at the moment. lol.

CamZH

gotcha :)

CamZH

Yay I got a pink slip

Rob

good work, now you can drive it to Parkes.

jamesinc

That's it Rob, keep the pressure on

Ex850R

Ace!

CamZH

Would love to drive her to Parkes.
But I can't afford a green slip till next pay, which is next week (which is also why I'm not coming :( )

CamZH

Yesterday saw a new Hazard light switch and a replacement RH tweeter.
The magnet had fallen off the back of the old one...

Ex850R

Those tweets are usually toasted from sun anyway , if you can source C70 ones they are usually the Dynaudio upgrade ones.
Dynaudio make the Volvo brand ones but the premium audio pack put a better quality branded set in the car. Can be had in sets but still not cheap used.

I aspire to have a set of Dynaudio older speakers for home , big money most times though.....

CamZH

I'm probably going to go aftermarket for the fronts at some stage in the near future, and replace the tweeters when I do that.
I only replaced the tweeter as I had a spare from my old 850 :)

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