I am a production engineer and a Volvo enthusiast. Here you will find a lot of Volvo DIY repair tutorials, CNC plasma cutter build project, CNC milling machine build project, Volvo 242 V8 build, and much more. I seem to have at least 5 things going at the same time so not everything gets done as planned...But I'll give my best and try to keep this channel interesting and helpful.
I did this repair last night and still had a dead dash, repeated today and spent a little more time being extra careful with the RA6 chip and now have a functioning dash again!!!! HUGE thanks to you, been chasing this problem for MONTHS. only issue is the fuel gauge is reading improperly now (not that big of a deal) but i was wondering if you had any ideas why the rest of my dash started working again and my gas gauge started acting funky?
Great work, my guess is that one of the connections you resoldered now has poor connection. It is tricky job and sometimes you have to go over it again
@@HeapsofProjects thanks a ton!! there is one leg out of the bottom 4 that looks a little rougher than the rest, i’ll go back over that next time i take it back out!
I'm done solder under the knob button, but's the blower some time don't off after i off the engine,some time can't on the blower ... So curious 😢, please help
Thanks for your video. I resoldered as shown in the vid. it worked right away but then seems like it has to warm up or something before it starts to function properly? I'm going to give another day or two before taking it out again...unless your familiar with my issue...Thanks.
Nice to see how you modified the design to make it work for your skillset/tools. I was surprised to see single carriages on all axis though, seems for a mill you'd really want the dual carriages; but I guess it's trivial to add them later anyway.
Excellent video and fix . Question on the temperature sensor as yours had bunch fluff etc. Could a gummed up sensor like that impact the air conditioner . Mine blow cold but not super cold . I may need a recharge of Freon but occurred to me when you mentioned temp sensor ? New subscriber and Tnx for video . 2009 XC90 V8
What model soldering iron do you have? I had a job for 2 years assembling electrical components but never paid attention to the model of soldering iron I was using. I need to do this same repair and want to make sure I buy a decent soldering iron. Thanks!
Between stuck bolts, stuck nuts and the belt being a pain to get back on. It was a successful change. It took a long time because the nut just would nut move. Required penetrating fluid in the end to lubricate it up. Appreciate the video, helped me a lot. Now I'd like some new finger tips after getting the belt back on.
This video is great. It helped me 4 years ago repairing my SRS warning light error. Now the error is back and I'm going to redo the procedure. Not bad investing 30 minutes of my time every 4 years to save replacing the whole instrument cluster.
great video. Helped me rebuild the rear diff on my 2011 S60. The main issue I had was getting the new races to seat without them getting jammed in the diff housing. Putting the race in the freezer and heating the diff housing helped to get the race seated squarely and not get cock-eyed in the housing.
How long does this take as a diyer? Im kinda fuming as mines jyst dropped, and would rather practice something like this over paying through the roof to have someone else do it
Hello, I have a question if you are kind, I have a volvo xc 90 2.4 d awd 185 cv geartonic from 2007 and it has a problem with the bearings in the rear differential and I don't know where to find them and what reference they have, please advise how I can fix it and if you know what is needed and where to buy, thank you very much, I live in France
just recently started to hear the noise coming from cv joint (xc60 2015) when I start driving in the morning, so I would need to replace it, and since for volvo you need to replace whole driving shaft, could you tell me what part do I need to get to replace, just drive shaft or do I need to get additionally tripod hub, cv joint, bolts, boot, or does this all come with drive shaft when you get it?
If you are getting a full drive shaft then that will come as a whole unit and you only need to fit it. Nothing else needed. If you are getting just a CV then that comes with everything you need (boot, clamps, grease) but there is bit more work as you have to remove the old one and install the new one on the shaft. CV kit of ebay is about 110AUD
@@HeapsofProjects thanks, would you know are replacement parts any good or should I try to find used original? I contacted Volvo to get new original part and they gave me ridiculous price of 1200EURO per shaft.
@@fakinm replacement one is totally fine. If you are in europe there are plenty of options. I have used non oem ones for a long time and no problems really
@@HeapsofProjects Hey thanks for Reply. I do have A s60(2002) and I can't get the CV Joint from the Axle. I have to replace the CV Boot but I do not have The special Cone to drag it over the CV Joint
@@johnenrani okay it can be bit of a hassle sometimes when the groove or stopper itself has worn. I think the best way is to clean as much of the grease away from the CV as you can. Clamp the shaft in the vice about 100mm from the CV. Now you should be able to move the CV on the shaft little bit, maybe 1mm or less. You push it towards the vice as far as it goes, get a good punch with at least 12mm diameter or a 1/2in socket extension (not good for the extension tho). Now you put the punch againt the center of the cv so its touching the axle as well but wont actually move the cv away from its position. Now give it a good hit with decent hammer. If it didn't come off you push the cv towards the vice as far it goes and repeat.
