See if you can borrow a can of that tuner cleaner from someone. You'll be shocked at how much they charge for that stuff these days! I payed about $8 for a small can at Radio Shack.

I think you have good information in the other posts.

If the cleaner dosen't do the trick Volvo has an exchange program that isn't too bad. I replaced the radio in my '85 a couple years ago when the tuner and display died so I couldn't tune it any more. My dealer got me an exchange unit for about $100 as I remember. The "refurbished" radio looked and worked like new. Cheaper than any other solution for a truly broken one.

My 93 945 turbo has had the same prob. Using a CO contact cleaner pressure pack( precision electronic cleaning solvent) was the answer. While I had the radio out I removed the bottom metal cover and gave the tape heads a clean with a cotton bud moist with isopropyl alcohol.

Take care,

John H from DOWNUNDER

/// The provious post is correct. The problem is the control. Wheather or not spraying will fix it is an unknown until you try it. Be sure the cleaner is for that use. There are cleaners that will melt parts. You should have no problem. Carefully direct the spray into the control.

There is sometimes trouble getting parts for older radios and generic controls that are snapped together to replace an old control are not always the same size (given the small space). Depending on milage and radio use another radio will have the same wear.

I fixed the factory radio for an '89 240 by shooting cleaner in the volume control. It was a multi-function pot with balance, and fade, etc. but the control's housing had openings to where you could actually see the wipers and get the cleaner where it needed to be.

It also was the left speaker...