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Stupid Door 850 1994

posted by  jeremica on  Sat Jan 26 18:19 CST 2002
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I just purchased a '94 850 Turbo Wagon that needs a little love. On of the little things that it needs is a new catch strap for the drivers side door. This is the little spring hinge that controls the door opening so that the door does not fly open to its full extension every time you open it, it holds the door back in some preset positions.

Normally, this would be a pretty easy fix. New catch strap from Volvo dealer, $50. Remove door speaker, remove door panel, remove old catch strap, install new one. However, when I went to install the new catch strap, I realized why the old one failed. The mount for the catch strap had broken loose. The point at which the catch strap secured to the body of the car had come undone. A quick call to the Volvo dealer confirmed that this was welded on at the factory and was not as simple as bolting it back in. After further investigation with the Volvo dealer, I found that this is not uncommon.

Has this happened to anyone else? Is this a common problem with 850's or Volvo's in general?

I decided to try and fix it myself with some JB weld since the piece was still secured on 2 sides. I'm not sure if this is going to work, I guess I'll know tomorrow after if cures...

-=Nick








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    Stupid Door 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be myself on  Thu Jan 31 15:01 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    i have same door problem in my 94 850. the first time, i had the mounts repaired at dealers, but about a year later the same thing happened and now the door flies open all the time.








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    Stupid Door 850 1994

    posted by  slabbyrich on  Tue Jan 29 02:27 CST 2002
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    my 95 LR door - same problem - was welded 1 year ago and weld recently broke loose - not a good weld job - JB weld didn't work - broke after the very first door closure








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    Stupid Door 850 1994

    uid 4693's pic
    posted by  Scott in AK on  Sun Jan 27 05:27 CST 2002
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    Nick,

    True, this is not an uncommon ailment of the 850 family. My '96 is doing this, and a friend who's a bodyman told me he could reweld the parts for $100. I think I'll have him do it the next time it's at my inde-mechanic, as they share a shop. Come to think of it, my '86 Saab 9000Turbo did this exact same thing and I rembember my bodyman having to weld the parts back on. Swedish cars, ya gotta love 'em.

    /scott








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    Stupid Door 850 1994

    posted by  someone claiming to be Costas Kotinopoulos on  Sat Jan 26 19:38 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    Nick,
    I remember reading about this same issue a few months back on the Brickboard. It seemed like a problem shared by more than one would expect. Search the archives and you'll find it. :)

    Costas Kotinopoulos







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