1982 Frame Off Restoration

[SupercoolBill]

Looks like a bit of a pickle, is most of the engine mount stud broken off?

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On one side yeah. Other end is sticking out. Threads aren't the greatest.
My thought was to grind the broken off side down flush. Drill like 1/4" into the stud to create a little crater. Fill the crater keep with Kroil and let it sit. Chase the threads with a die. Stack washers then thread on a nut. Heat the aluminum part. Tighten the nut and use it to pull the stud through. If that doesn't work....try to drill the entire stud out.

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[SupercoolBill]

Never seen those screens before. They look like something you pull out of a washing machine hose.
Definitely interested in how you get those motor mount studs out!




Dave B.

Yeah that was my first thought too. Or a faucet screen.

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[82DMC12]

On one side yeah. Other end is sticking out. Threads aren't the greatest.
My thought was to grind the broken off side down flush. Drill like 1/4" into the stud to create a little crater. Fill the crater keep with Kroil and let it sit. Chase the threads with a die. Stack washers then thread on a nut. Heat the aluminum part. Tighten the nut and use it to pull the stud through. If that doesn't work....try to drill the entire stud out.

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Good luck, the good news is you have the engine on a stand and you have plenty of time! Usually seems like this happens to people who have the engine still sitting in the car and they were just trying to change their motor mounts!

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[WHO1DMC]

I doubt they will come out, he's probably going to have to drill through the whole thing.

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Well I kinda figured something like that would have to happen. Still I would like to see something about it.


Dave B.

[SupercoolBill]

Good luck, the good news is you have the engine on a stand and you have plenty of time! Usually seems like this happens to people who have the engine still sitting in the car and they were just trying to change their motor mounts!

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Yeah I have been thinking that about all of this stuff. Look at those exhaust manifolds! I couldn't imagine trying to do those with the engine in the car! FML!

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[SupercoolBill]

After I ran 4 miles and my wife ran 14 miles (overachiever) we worked on the car.
I printed out the Volvo engine rebuild manual and put it in a 3 ring binder. I read it and highlighted and made notes in it. I needed a piece to hold the cylendars in so I walked over to the hardware store. I should I have just ordered the correct tool from D-Ind since the stuff I bought added up to quite a bit.
Sorry pictures are not in order.

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[SupercoolBill]

I used a scotchbrite wheel on a die grinder to clean up the top of the block and the cylendars so I could mark and number the cylendars.

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[SupercoolBill]

Carefully removed the pistons. Luckily the connecting rods are numbered from the factory. They are not numbered by piston number but rather in order of how they land on the crank. The manual has a chart that tells you which number represents what piston number. Kind of confusing but it works.

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[SupercoolBill]

Cleaned the crud block, antifreeze gel off the cylendars, etc.
After the cylendars were out I transfered the marks and numbers that I wrote on top to the side with an engraver.

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[SupercoolBill]

Kept going disassembling, cleaning, and inspecting.
So far everything looks really good except for a score in one of the crank bearing halves. Crank has a line on it but I can't feel any actual damage.

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