I did end up buying it.... had bad rear wheel bearings (common problem I guess, and disclosed by seller). Bought a couple of Timken rear hubs from RockAuto, and when I opened the box they were in Volvo bags with part numbers so I guess that's a good sign.
Installation was a bit of a pain. Took some heavy hammering to get the old hubs out. But saved over $800 from the dealer estimate the seller provided, though at the cost of a couple of band-aids for the invariable skinned knuckles. Allan Peter Hertzing via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: > Should be good then.. I’ve had a couple of those up to 250k... > > Sent from my iPhone > >> On Mar 28, 2019, at 10:55 AM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >> >> It's the 3.2 l 6 cylinder, FWD. >> >> Allan >> >> Peter Hertzing via Mercedes <mercedes@okiebenz.com> writes: >> >>> Big question is what engine... avoid the V8 >>> >>> Sent from my iPhone >>> >>>> On Mar 28, 2019, at 8:01 AM, Curt Raymond via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> I've not priced much in Volvo stuff but I've been around a few Volvo >>>> enthusiasts in my time and not heard anything about parts being hard >>>> to find or expensive. Next you'll tell me TDI parts are hard to find >>>> and over priced. Non-enthusiasts, generally don't know anything >>>> about cars and have been fed a line by the marketers about how their >>>> cars are super reliable and will last forever so they just don't >>>> bother with any kind of maintenance. Volvo owners are a little worse >>>> than the rest of the crowd. Of course we all know the real marketing >>>> that Volvo should have stuck to "Boxy but good." >>>> >>>> -Curt >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, March 27, 2019, 9:51:53 PM EDT, Curley McLain via Mercedes >>>> <mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: >>>> >>>> THat's an OXYmoron.... volvo owners are notorious for never fixing >>>> anything because the parts are outrageous IF you can find em. >>>> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
