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Stevied3
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Broken suspension

Post by Stevied3 » 18 Jun 2011 05:11 pm

Hi Guys, I'm a newbie on here and have only just joined in the hope of getting some technical advice. I don't own a volvo 340 myself, but my daughters boyfriend does and he has a problem with his OSF suspension. The cup at the base of the spring is rubbing on the tyre and has nearly burnt through it. What could be causing this, as surely, even if a spring breaks, the distance between the cup and the tyre is constant :( I don't think the cup has dropped, I think the wheel has come up, maybe a bearing or something like that? Any help, as to what I should be looking for, would be very much appreciated, before I drive out to it tomorrow with my jack and tools.
Many thanks in advance

Steve

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Re: Broken suspension

Post by trabitom99 » 18 Jun 2011 05:57 pm

Rusted-through spring cups are very common on V300s. Try a search on the forum or check out this post:

http://www.volvo300mania.com/forum-uk/v ... =9&t=11570

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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Stevied3 » 18 Jun 2011 06:27 pm

Many thanks for your reply Tom. Can these spring seats collapse and be pushed down onto the tyre by the spring then? I think that must be what's happened :?

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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Evoman » 18 Jun 2011 07:20 pm

Steve, the cups can collapse, it cold also be a poorly repaired one and also there isnt alot of clearance. But like tom says its probably collapsed
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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Stevied3 » 18 Jun 2011 07:50 pm

Hi Evoman and thanks for your reply. I think that's what has happened as it went all of a sudden as they were driving home. Will it require new struts or are these seats available on there own?

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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Evoman » 18 Jun 2011 08:16 pm

Ye sounds like it collapsed if it was sudden, I got one off ebay, search the forum should be a link somewhere to the new ones, a company called hadrain i think, tom will know for sure.

You can get a new strut, but they are hard to get as they are prone to rotting, if your spring cup has collapsed it could also be too rotten, but you should be able to see. I had a new spring cup last week, if you can weld (I can't) it is a DIY job.
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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Stevied3 » 18 Jun 2011 08:34 pm

Cheers mate, I know what to look for now :P

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Re: Broken suspension

Post by Evoman » 18 Jun 2011 08:50 pm

no problem, hopefully keep a 340 on the road!
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