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Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1997

posted by  someone claiming to be Ola on  Tue Apr 19 00:23 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Hi;

I recently upgraded from a 1988 240 to a 1997 850. Car looks and drives very well, only minor hitch is that the seal on the outside of the rear hatch between the glass and the metal has an inner layer of steel which has started to rust, and hence it does not look that good.

My question is: Is this seal quite easy to replace (type of slide in/out), or is it a complicated operation where one has to take out the rear window etc.? Anybody BTDT?

Rgds, Ola
-58 544
-97 850








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    Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1997

    posted by  someone claiming to be whitewagon on  Tue Apr 19 05:50 CST 2005 [RELATED]

    Ola. How about just putting rust remover on it and paint it over?
    (Seems odd that is the only area rusting, no?).








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      Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1997

      posted by  someone claiming to be Ola on  Tue Apr 19 18:54 CST 2005 [RELATED]

      Hi, I may have explained badly or should have posted a pic. It's the rubber seal between lower part of the window and the rest of the rear hatch. This seal has a metal core which is prone to rust, and I have seen this on a number of 850's while looking for a new car. When the metal inside this rubber seal rusts, it will swell and ends up looking quite bad. Has anybody changed this seal?

      Ola.








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        Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1995

        posted by  HO on  Wed Apr 20 04:16 CST 2005
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        This is a common problem in all 850 wagon. I replaced mine a couple years ago.

        You grep hold the old trim and pull it out from either side (slide it out). You will need some force to pull it out.

        I ordered a new one from Volvo dealer. Installation is tricky and need a lot of pressing the new trim in place.

        With the old trim out, I cleaned up the area (gap). Slide the new trim from either side slowly. It needs a lot of patient. After the new trim is in place, press down the trim firmly to make sure that it is "flat" all the way. I used my finger to do that and ended up with a sore finger tips. So, I used a small piece of wood to help me to complete the process.

        Hope this help.

        Ching-Ho Cheng
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        1995 855 NA, Bilstein Strut & Shocks, Volvo Protective Grill, K&N Filter, E-Code Lens, ClearCorner Light, Alpine CD-Changer, AutoDim RearView Mirror, 6000K HID








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          Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1995

          posted by  someone claiming to be Ola on  Wed Apr 20 21:17 CST 2005 [RELATED]

          Dear Ho;

          Thanks for your detailed advice, will go to the dealer and try your recipe!

          rgds, Ola








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            Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1995

            posted by  someone claiming to be Phil on  Sun Apr 24 00:36 CST 2005 [RELATED]

            Ola,
            I too have the same problem on a 2000 V70 and was wondering how to replace the trim piece. Rather than a "seal" I would describe the piece as a trim I thought possibly the glass might need to be removed. I'm surprised there aren't more posts for such a common problem. Your query is the only post I could find on Brickboard. Let us know what you have learned.

            I've included a photo in the reference library.

            Tx.
            Phil ( 1990 240DL wagon, 2000 V70, and 2005 XC70)









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              Rear hatch seal rusting inside 850 wagon - How to replace? 850 1995

              posted by  someone claiming to be Ola on  Mon Apr 25 01:57 CST 2005 [RELATED]

              Hi Phil;

              I went to the Volvo dealer last saturday and purchased the trim, not very cheap but not too expensive either. The guy behind the counter warned me that the old trim might be tricky to get out, because it could be stuck into the glue that holds the rear glass.

              It took me 30 secs to get out the old trim. Tried first to slide the new trim into position with some soap to lubricate things, but without success. Then I just placed the trim in position, and using a flat screwdriver I pushed it up into position, starting from one side. The whole job took abt 30 minutes, and now my rear hatch looks just as new again.

              Hope this can be of help to others, I also searched the forum without finding any match. Believe that this is a problem to the early V70's as well.

              Ola
              -58 544
              -97 850







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