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    Plate holding rear dampers - Stupid bolts

    Thanks again for your input. From what you´ve said I think maybe drilling new holes and making new threads seems a sensible solution. I don´t want the dampers to come loose due to bad bolts. I´m still considering welding them inplace, however. Otherwise I´ll have to remove both bottom links, and...
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    Plate holding rear dampers - Stupid bolts

    Thanks for the replys. Some of the bolts indeed have grooves in them. Another peculiar thing is that on some of them the threads are completly gone on about five millimeters of the end. It almost looks like they have been machined away. What might be the reason for that? Thanks for the...
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    Plate holding rear dampers - Stupid bolts

    It´s a V8. I´m sorry, but I´m swedish so I don´t understand your abbreviations. What does IICR and ISTR stand for? I tried my local ironmongers, but they didn´t have that size bolts. Said they weren´t metric or inch, but something else. Hm.
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    Plate holding rear dampers - Stupid bolts

    I need to change my rear dampers, so I removed the old ones and in that process removed the plate holding the dampers to the rear bottom link. When attempting to put it all back together again I find that I can´t tighten the bolts fastening the plate to the rear bottom link. They go in alright...
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    Volvo parts in a Rover? - Swedish connection?

    Thanks all for your input. Much appreciated. It´s sometimes difficult to get ahold of parts in good nick i Sweden and the postage from England is staggering when it comes to parts larger than wheelnuts and wiperblades. Finding substitutes that are already available in Sweden would therefore make...
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    Volvo parts in a Rover? - Swedish connection?

    Again I turn to the learned members of this forum to help me. Please don´t think I´m daft, but do any of you know if any brakeparts (preferably the servo and the brake master cylinder) are interchangeable betwen a P6 V8 and a Volvo Amazon or a Volvo 142? All three cars seem to have Girling...
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    Fuel pressure - Filterking

    Thanks for your input. Much appreciated.
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    Fuel pressure - Filterking

    Hi Has anyone tried putting a pressure regulator (one brand is called Filterking) on the fuel line before the carburators? I thought it might give my car a smoother running engine. It has a habit of stalling and refusing to start after a short run. PS My compliments to this forum and its...
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    Replacing front discs - Special tools?

    Thanks for the advice, much appreciated. Doesn´t seem to be that hard, then. I'll have a go as soon as the discs arrive. Cheers
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    Replacing front discs - Special tools?

    I´m going to change the front discs on my -73 P63500 but before I go about it I´d like to know if there are any special tools required, or if there´s anything special to keep in mind while dismantling/reassembling? All tips are welcome.
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    Stuck sparkplugs - How to loosen?

    Thanks to all for useful tips. I´ll have a go as soon as my garage thaws. It´s freezing outside right now. Will post results as soon as I´ve got any. Thanks again
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    Stuck sparkplugs - How to loosen?

    Thanks Harveyp6. Looks like I´ll just have to cross my fingers and give them a good pull.
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    Stuck sparkplugs - How to loosen?

    The sparkplugs on my P6 V8 are stuck, and I´m afraid of damaging the engine if I use to much force to loosen them. Is there a danger of cracking the material around the hole where the plug goes in or of breaking the plug in two, making it impossible to remove it? Any useful ideas on how to...
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    REAR SPRINGS - What a transformation!!!

    Yes it does. Thank you very much.
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    REAR SPRINGS - What a transformation!!!

    Hi Erik the Viking Can you tell me what springs you used and where you bought them?
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