This is how I feel sometimes working on my brother in laws BMW...

I look for the light at the end of the tunnel... and hope that it's not a train

thanks for the work encouraging that screw to finally give up, guys. It was fun watching. That’s the first bit of help I’ve ever really had in my shed, except for the time @jamesinc turned up wielding his digital calipers.

we don’t need to get it running tomorrow @Philia_Bear. I’m sure it’d be satisfying but it’s not a hill we need to die on! If we can confidently begin bolting stuff up I’ll be more than happy!

what a saga.

    pastry

    thanks for the work encouraging that screw to finally give up, guys. It was fun watching. That’s the first bit of help I’ve ever really had in my shed, except for the time @jamesinc turned up wielding his digital calipers.

    we don’t need to get it running tomorrow @Philia_Bear. I’m sure it’d be satisfying but it’s not a hill we need to die on! If we can confidently begin bolting stuff up I’ll be more than happy!

    what a saga.

    I'll plan to see the shed around 1pm tomorrow :-)

    I'll have my music so you can just leave me to make sweet sweet love to the underside of the car

      1 day delay, but car is now mostly back together and looking more like a car

      A hearty thanks to Mike for his time helping me get the subframe and motor lined back up and bolted in today - made a huge difference having you there.

      Thanks, thanks, and thanks again.

      Suspension and brakes to go back in along with some fluids and we should be go..

      Anytime ;-)

      I would highly recommend getting some brake cleaner and cleaning the drivers side wheel hub of all the shock fluid etc that is on it before you put it back together all the way

      Also don't forget to do the haldex and rear diff at some point

      what, you want me to remove my anti-rust hydraulic fluid? ?

        pastry

        what, you want me to remove my anti-rust hydraulic fluid? ?

        You can spray it back down with ldas after it passes inspection :-)

          aaaand back out of the shed.

          The steering was off by about 20° in the end but easily remedied by removing steering wheel, resetting angle sensor and calibrating – thank god I bought that DiCE unit!

          I looked under the car after a short test drive and there is a little LDAS from the rack area. I am hoping this is where it's expelled air from the system and brought a bit with it? Otherwise.. ?️

          There was still some final assembly work despite all of @Philia_Bear's help, the worst of the lot was trying to extract the rear O2 sensor plug which had got itself out of position.. trapped between sway bar and steering rack.. not sure how we did that. It was an absolute shit to get it out of there!!

          Might be the o-rings on the input and output pipe? I don't think we did them?

          Easy to swap at least with everything in the car

          Hah I did one of them, and somehow got the wrong part for the other.

          ^^ first one MIA

          after a 2nd drive nothing immediately visible so hoping it was just getting settled in.

          pastry

          oh bugger me I think it’s still leaking after all

          From o rings or elsewhere?

            No idea yet, similar to the previous leak where it’s coming out under the big bracket front side. I’ll have a look over lunch

            Well I really thought it was good, I checked about 2hrs after a drive and it was dry. Checked next day and there's a very small pool under the car – must be a super-slow leak from.. somewhere. It doesn't look like it's the main connections.

            @Philia_Bear you said they tested the rack after refurb, assume that means putting it under (hydraulic) pressure which you'd think rules out any of those small lines that are part of the rack.. though they are my main suspicion.

            I couldn't get it in for inspection until next Monday, not sure what to do in the interim but I can always try to hide the slow leak by putting the undertray on..

            What a pain.

            As of yesterday we are a zero car family! Gaaaah

            LOL those pressure line o-rings are $32 each from Volvo!

              pastry

              LOL those pressure line o-rings are $32 each from Volvo!

              Have you pulled a wheel off and had a better look to see where the leak might be?

                  Philia_Bear

                  https://ozvolvo.org/discussion/comment/177656#Comment_177656

                  Have you pulled a wheel off and had a better look to see where the leak might be?

                  had a good look, I think it's leaking from these hard lines at the rear. I tried getting a bit more on that torx just in case, but even that is next to impossible!

                  I notice on LHD cars these face forwards which i guess makes them accessible.

                  I'll see if it can wing its way through inspection then consider repair of those lines – guess they have their own o-rings or something?

                  Or perhaps sell the damn thing as soon as it's re-registered! haha ?

                    Will track down part no’s. Hope it’s that simple - should be. Hard part getting to them!

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