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"Future Heap Owner" (aperiodic) 05/16/2019 at 20:48 • Filed to: Dots, Portland, Volvo, v70r, Volvo V70R

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dogisbadob > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 21:02

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nice F150 and iM :p

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 21:05

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Nice car. Too bad about the wheels.

How’s yours?

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 21:06

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Blaaaaaaaack

cmill189 - sans Volvo > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 21:11

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Perhaps it just the old man in me but messing with the wheels and headlights on a R is wrong. 

MrDakka > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 22:23

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What is this insult to God?

and 100 more > Future Heap Owner 05/16/2019 at 22:45

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I like it. 

Future Heap Owner > AMGtech - now with more recalls! 05/17/2019 at 03:32

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Heh, so, predictably, the thing I said about taking it straight to the shop was a lie. I called one and they said the part would be about $600, and I’m okay with just taking it out where I could manually un-jam it if it somehow jams again.

So now I am getting some experience removing shear-head bolts. I took my dremel tool and ground out slots in the heads, and I have the one on the left side out. It was difficult to unscrew, which was likely due to the blue loctite I found in the threads. The one on the right I have a few turns out, but now it’s stuck and with the angle I have on it (and the size of my flathead screw driver) I’m starting to strip the head. I tried heating the bolt with my soldering iron to soften the locative,  but it didn’t seem to heat it up much. Gonna pick up a heat gun tomorrow (which I’ve been wanting to get for a while anyways) and give that a shot.

Long_Voyager, Now With More Caravanny Goodness > cmill189 - sans Volvo 05/17/2019 at 07:17

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HLs are ok, those wheels are terrible though.

Sovande > Future Heap Owner 05/17/2019 at 07:26

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What part costs $600?

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Sovande 05/17/2019 at 09:01

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Steering lock on a Volvo V50.

AMGtech - now with more recalls! > Future Heap Owner 05/17/2019 at 09:02

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Honestly, if that's parts and labor, it's 400 less than I expected. Which I know isn't cheap, but silver linings!

Sovande > Future Heap Owner 05/17/2019 at 09:59

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Here is a DIY for fixing the steering lock (which I’m sure you already found). Sounds like you may be able to get it to work for free, but that installation of a new part will be the cost of the part, labor and time to program it using dealer software.

https://blog.fcpeuro.com/p1-volvo-steering-column-lock-failure