50,000 miles and the problems start

[swordfish210]

Hi, my 360 GLS ticked over to 50,000 miles the other day (only 102,000 more miles and it will be the same as my 205 ) but with the mileage a load of problems have suddenly devloped.
The gearbox that i changed a few weeks ago had started ticking Its a tick that gets faster and louder as the speed increases and it's got me a bit stumped as to what it is. I'm thinking it's one of the diff bearings. Also when i go round a left hand bend i get a light clunking sound also coming from the gearbox area that goes away as i straighten the car up.
Also there are about 3 different squeeks and rattles coming from the cabin which i can't trace and one of the speakers popped the so i'm down to one speaker now.
The last thing is the exhaust fell of the other day i had to try and fix it on at the roadside and tighten up the U-clamp with my fingers
So i'v got to fix all of that now, and finish my 205 before i can sell it.

[swordfish210]

Grrrr it gets worse, today i went to go to my barn to work on my 205 and i found that some theving pikie scum had knicked my aeriel!!!!!! They hadnt unscrewed it, just snapped off, and whilst i was driving home tonight i think part of the gearlinkage has come off so the car is stuck in 5th and i can't select any gears

[filthyjohn]

My mate had loads of trouble with his 205 linkages, due to the heat from the exhaust (tuned 1.9) melting the plastic bushes. Rose jointed ones sorted it.

[swordfish210]

Yeah i made my own rose jointed gear liknage for the 205 about a year ago now (it's been faultless since ) but i was talking about the linkage on the Volvo is the one that keeps falling off.

[filthyjohn]

Ah right I get you.