240: What are some important things NLA on volvo 240s?

[VolvoLatAm]

What are some important parts on 240s that are no longer available/not really interchangeable?

So far I have in my list:
steering racks
upper steering column u joints
the 2 rear brake reduction valves
metal clutch cables for m46
distributors unless you get a new 123 ignition

what am I missing?

[Mr. V]

I tried sourcing the special bolts to attach my Garrett turbo to the exhaust manifold: no joy.

[James M]

Turbo belt line trim?

[hessam69]

Brake booster
Master cylinder
Alternator
Fuel pressure regulator
Air mass meter

Plus more

[dl242gt]

All the parts in hessam69 list are available here in the US. Parts I've tried to get in vain are:
Wagon tailgate hinge
Rust repair parts like a door post repair piece. Or a windshield cowl repair piece.

[Fawnzee]

Originally Posted by dl242gt

All the parts in hessam69 list are available here in the US. Parts I've tried to get in vain are:
Wagon tailgate hinge
Rust repair parts like a door post repair piece. Or a windshield cowl repair piece.

Do you still need a wagon tailgate hinge? I know I've got one in decent shape, some pitting/scratches. P/N 1315598, looks like a right hinge for an 84/85 wagon

[dl242gt]

Thanks for the offer. However, my wagon being a 93 uses the black hinges. Before they were gone I was able to buy a right side hinge and the left side was replaced when I fixed the wiring harness issues.

[hiperfauto]

Black hinges are still available.

https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar...-92-93-lh.html

https://vp-autoparts.com/en/artiklar...-92-93-rh.html

[dl242gt]

They must have repopped them. Thanks for the information!

[IansPlatinum]

Originally Posted by dl242gt

Thanks for the offer. However, my wagon being a 93 uses the black hinges. Before they were gone I was able to buy a right side hinge and the left side was replaced when I fixed the wiring harness issues.

**EDIT** the librarian beat me by a minute. **/EDIT**

They should still be available.

Tasca, GCP.se, dealer, and even VP auto parts all showing these in stock.

3540735
3540734

[philski o'flood]

There are no longer any 240 alternators available anywhere in the world. Thx

[OVERDRIVE]

I found out the other day, with help from the forum, that '93 240 AC suction lines are NLA. The p/n has been superseded to a different design and isn't a direct bolt on.

[white855T]

Originally Posted by Mr. V

I tried sourcing the special bolts to attach my Garrett turbo to the exhaust manifold: no joy.

I have those bolts if you need them.

[VolvoLatAm]

Originally Posted by philski o'flood

There are no longer any 240 alternators available anywhere in the world. Thx

lots of 940 100amp Denso alternators on ebay though that can go in their place though

[Radtap]

242 window channel, I haven’t been able to find that black plastic twist lock piece that connects the center console to the center console panels at the bottom and I believe the trunk mercury switches are long gone

[VolvoLatAm]

Originally Posted by Radtap

242 window channel, I haven?t been able to find that black plastic twist lock piece that connects the center console to the center console panels at the bottom and I believe the trunk mercury switches are long gone

I wish there was a plug and play alternative for the trunk mercury switch light

[JohnMc]

I should have grabbed a steering rack form one of the last few 240's that went through the PnP yards here. They're getting few and far between.

[Brick15]

Originally Posted by JohnMc

I should have grabbed a steering rack form one of the last few 240's that went through the PnP yards here. They're getting few and far between.

I have a rebuilt one nestled under my tree

[JohnMc]

I snagged a rebuilt 240 ABS master cylinder before they went NLA.

[Kjets On a Plane]

Steering shaft speshl Volvo break-away safety U-joints are 'available' ?

The craptermarket crack & break in ~6 months give or take ..
...got one car that was otherwise dealer serviced & a nice 1-owner car from the auction like that, but I think the break happened at parking lot speeds at least?

I can sure imagine the PO being like 'ok, I'm done with this thing now!' after it was on the dealer invoice (a reputable dealer, they must not have known that what they were getting was doodoo in the blue box).

& not bad, 286K miles, 30 years, 1 car?

I'm sure he woulda kept it/kept taking it to the dealer if he coulda?
The weirdest stuff that never works on the average 240 worked on that one: seat heaters, all tailgate accessories (wiper, lock, defrost), rebuilt with NOS OEM foam driver seat, R12 A/C (tho a little marginal, but what do you expect?), all dome light switches, all greased door hinges etc...
...dedication!
Those guys at that rare locally owned dealer are family business/million years old & know the cars & customers that keep their cars forever, though...they're not the average big city corporate hustling smooth fast talking yuppie eurotrash peddlers...

The OEM, when last available were $$$. If you pressure washed them or drove around in a drippy/salt climate w/o belly pan perfectly sealing the engine bay & didn't flush & heat some extreme pressure grease into them, you will probably wish you had?

I guess you can use some alternates 'can be made to fit' & aren't known to be deadly for the V8 guys w/tight clearances?
JohnMC's build had a post about those?

[Bloody244]

Originally Posted by Kjets On a Plane

Steering shaft speshl Volvo break-away safety U-joints are 'available'

uhhh where do they crack because i had a major accident 2 years ago that crushed the front end so hard the grill hit the engine.after i got the frame "fixed" it is nearly perfectly straight just the smallest bit bent up. because i want to hit 260kph and dont want to meet my dad or paul walker just yet.

[JohnMc]

Originally Posted by Kjets On a Plane

JohnMC's build had a post about those?

Coleman 119-112. It's a solid steel shaft that replaces the OEM shaft between the steering column and the steering rack. Splines and size are correct, you'd need to grind a little groove for the bolts to fit in since the Volvo u-joints put the bolt into the shaft as a second way to hold it in place (in addition to the clamping action).

[Kjets On a Plane]

Originally Posted by Bloody244

uhhh where do they crack because i had a major accident 2 years ago that crushed the front end so hard the grill hit the engine.after i got the frame "fixed" it is nearly perfectly straight just the smallest bit bent up. because i want to hit 260kph and dont want to meet my dad or paul walker just yet.

IDK if I took a pic?
The thin spot where it holds the bearing cap?

Strange experience rotating the steering wheel of a 240 w/ a whole bunch of slop like an old beat steering box amerikun car/50s ford and then have it let go and the steering shaft just go *clunka* *clunk* *clunk* in the engine bay (I didn't know what the heck to think when that happened?)...
... sure glad that happened before loading it up @ ~1mph/no traffic sans power assist, but it was an entirely new experience at the time?...

*one more thing to file away & worry about / check on the list with an unknown 240 bought used/30 years old off the street* One more gray hair/mile marker on the way to silver fox stage of life? *sigh*
IDK there were pics circulating on here some years back someone took showing a cracked one & how to id new/suspiciously china-shiny craptermarket steering sector shaft u-joints? I'm too lazy to search/forgetting the SN...plead senility here...

Solid en-lieu of the original break-away joints, got it! Makes sense...for as many miles and as much traffic as you drive the thing in...and even then, who knows?

[VolvoLatAm]

Originally Posted by Bloody244

uhhh where do they crack because i had a major accident 2 years ago that crushed the front end so hard the grill hit the engine.after i got the frame "fixed" it is nearly perfectly straight just the smallest bit bent up. because i want to hit 260kph and dont want to meet my dad or paul walker just yet.

the bottom ones are available. the top ones are not.
https://www.skandix.de/en/spare-part...upper/1031184/