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Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200

posted by  joe_1991_240 on  Thu Apr 9 18:43 CST 2015
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I am looking for help identifying the mystery bolt pictured. I found it in my plastic engine belly pan - 1991 Volvo 240.

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    Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200

    posted by  1990Volvo240 on  Fri Apr 10 16:35 CST 2015
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    A/C adjuster bolt.

    I've lost mine before. I think it goes easily unnoticed because you can't really see it easily. Maybe you forgot to tighten that bolt during your last belt change?

    Travis








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      Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200

      posted by  bcg on  Sat Apr 11 08:45 CST 2015
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      yes, it's the back bolt on the rear a/c support bracket. good thing to catch it, it's easier to tighten when the bolt is square like this. notice the smooth panhead. you will need extensions on your ratchet with an universal joint and the easiest to tighten from underneath the car, but get the nut on from above. i believe it takes a 13 mm nut.

      it will make your a/c compressor to get out of line if this bolt is loose or off.

      an easy oversight for shops to forget to put on or to torque it properly.

      regards,
      byron golden
      86 245
      92 245
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    So that's where it went! 200

    posted by  Trev29 on  Fri Apr 10 05:03 CST 2015
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    Never mind, you can keep it. I found a replacement.

    Sometimes, when you lose things, they show up in the strangest places. And no, I'm not getting forgetful.
    --
    1980 245 Canadian B21A with SU carb, M46 trans, 3:31 dif, in Brampton, Ont.








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    Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200

    posted by  Onkel Udo II on  Thu Apr 9 19:08 CST 2015
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    Lock bolt for the alternator tensioner slide thingy.








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      Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200 1991

      uid 27's pic
      posted by  Art Benstein on  Fri Apr 10 05:25 CST 2015
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      Looks too short for the alternator. But I don't have a better guess. Power steering pulley adjuster? Hope the OP lets us know.
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      Art Benstein near Baltimore

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        Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200 1991

        posted by  Epic2112 on  Fri Apr 10 12:46 CST 2015
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        There's one on the A/C compressor as well, isn't there? The bracket is a lot thinner, so the length would be correct for that application.








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        Can you identify this mystery bolt from a Volvo 240 engine bay? 200 1991

        posted by  mtd240 on  Fri Apr 10 10:47 CST 2015
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        The square cross section above the threading tells me you should have found a nut as well.. The square acts as the counterhold when tightening a nut down.

        I don't recall anything like that in the engine bay..perhaps the battery terminal? They usually have a square nut/bolt so you don't need two wrenches for loosening.

        There should certainly be a prize for anyone who can identify that bolt from memory.







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