If you place your order by phone, please provide the customer service representative with promotion code "MQ" to apply any sale pricing that may be available through this promotion. This Promotion may include products that are not discounted below our normal competitive pricing structure.
Promotion effective from June 26, 2009 through July 25, 2009
| My Volvo Story
Cameron Daline, Customer Service Rep  | | Cameron's current 240 | I caught the Volvo bug by default – practically everyone in my whole family drives Volvos. I grew up riding around in the 1980 240 wagon my parents bought new from the Volvo dealer a couple years after I was born. My first Volvo was not really “mine” but that didn’t make me love it any less!
When I was in high school my parents picked up a brick colored (perfect, right?!) 1978 242 DL for my sister and I to drive. My first impression was….. not that great. It was old, it was ugly, it smelled funny and it was slow. But what it lacked in first impressions it more than made up for in character. Something about that car just made me happy every time I drove it. It was reliable, it was comfortable and it was unique – all of these are acquired tastes! That 242 took me on all sorts of adventures around Oregon and it never skipped a beat. The only modifications I did were to add a new tape deck and some new speakers. At the time, that’s all I needed – good music and a good car.
After college I bought myself a 1993 850. While it was a great car and served me well, it just didn’t have that same feel or connection the 240 did. It was soon sold and I was back to my 240 roots and I haven’t strayed much since! |
Tie Rod Ends, Ball Joints and Steering Rack Boots
Tie rods and ball joints are an oft-overlooked piece of the suspension puzzle. Like all other suspension pieces though, they are subject to wear. Whenever you’ve got a wheel off, make a point to inspect them. Inspect the boots on the ball joints and tie rod ends for any signs of cracking or leaking. Also check for any excessive play in any of the components. If you’re noticing the steering acting up or not doing what you just told the steering wheel to do, it may be time to replace these pieces. Timely replacement will save more costly damages done to your vehicle if a tie rod or ball joint fails in service.| 200 series | 1979-93 | boot kit for cam rack (small outlet) | | | MQ-270881K | Reg. $30.20 | | Pair | | 200 series | 1975-78 | boot kit for p/s rack (small outlet) | | | MQ-271545K | Reg. $26.02 | | Each | | 200 series | 1979-93 | boot kit for ZF rack (large outlet) | | | MQ-1228425K | Reg. $11.96 | | Pair | | 200 series | 1975-93 | tie rod end | | Aftermarket | MQ-8A1076 | Reg. $8.68 | | Each | | 200 series | 1979-87 | CAM inner tie rod (female end) | | | MQ-1272947 | Reg. $33.70 | | Each | | 200 series | 1988-93 | CAM inner tie rod (male end) | | | MQ-1387451 | Reg. $35.86 | | Each | | 200 series | 1979-93 | ZF inner tie rod (male threads) | | | MQ-3530167 | Reg. $37.75 | | Each | | 200 series | 1975-93 | left & right lower ball joint, manual rack | | | MQ-8A1074 | Reg. $31.94 | | Each | | 200 series | 1975-93 | left ball joint driver side, PWR. steering | | Meyle or Lemforder | MQ-8A1081 | Reg. $22.95 | | Each | | 200 series | 1975-93 | right ball joint, PWR. steering | | Meyle or Lemforder | MQ-8A1082 | Reg. $21.71 | | Each | | 700, 940 series | 1983-95 | lower ball joint | | Scantech | MQ-8A1083 | Reg. $25.38 | | Each | | 700 series | 1983-92 | tie rod end | | Aftermarket | MQ-8A1076 | Reg. $8.68 | | Each | | 700 series | 1983-88 | inner tie rod (TRW or CAM) | | | MQ-1359347 | Reg. $24.08 | | Each | | 700 series | 1983-92 | ZF inner/outer tie rod assembly | | Lemforder | MQ-271389 | Reg. $70.47 | | Each | | 700 series | 1983-91 | steering rack boot kit | | | MQ-271554K | Reg. $27.69 | | Each |
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Promotion effective from June 26, 2009 through July 25, 2009
