01 V70XC angle gear leak

Discussion in 'Volvo V70' started by Gerry, Jun 14, 2010.

  1. Gerry

    Gerry Guest

    I'me told I have an angle gear housing leak, (the mechanism that helps to
    move power back to front and vice versa in Volvo's "AWD" format) and that
    the solution is to dismantle, grind or mill the join and put back together.
    Has anyone had any similar experience?

    Thanks

    Gerry
     
    Gerry, Jun 14, 2010
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  2. you are about to touch something very expensive &, well, finicky.
    measure twice!!! who thinks there is a leak & why? i have an r & i
    would not touch that part on her w/o a cardiac surgeon scrubbing in to
    back me up, (ie i consider it her heart). it does more than you think.
     
    Richard W Langbauer, Jun 15, 2010
    #2
  3. Gerry

    Andy Guest

    : On Mon, 14 Jun 2010 14:11:48 -0700, "Gerry"
    :
    : >I'me told I have an angle gear housing leak, (the mechanism that helps to
    : >move power back to front and vice versa in Volvo's "AWD" format) and that
    : >the solution is to dismantle, grind or mill the join and put back
    together.
    : >Has anyone had any similar experience?
    : >
    : >Thanks
    : >
    : >Gerry
    : >
    : you are about to touch something very expensive &, well, finicky.
    : measure twice!!! who thinks there is a leak & why? i have an r & i
    : would not touch that part on her w/o a cardiac surgeon scrubbing in to
    : back me up, (ie i consider it her heart). it does more than you think.

    Hi Gerry,

    I had the angle gear housing leak on my '97 850 AWD stick-shift wagon. It
    was fixed at the local Volvo dealership about a year ago.. The work involved
    didn't seem to be the grinding/milling of the "join" that you mention.
    Instead, lots of seals and O-rings, some quite expensive. I have the
    complete list if you're interested. The job took three hours ($315
    Canadian). Parts and oil $221 .

    Andy I. ('58 445 "wagon"; '65 122S wagon; '67 122 direct import; '74 145
    wagon; '74 142 sedan; '86 245 wagon; '93 245 "Classic" wagon; '97 850 AWD
    wagon.)
     
    Andy, Jun 15, 2010
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  4. i'm sorry i skipped a step. i heard mill & presummed that the parts
    were warped beyond tolerances, making seals useless. when i was a kid
    we would use oversize parts to get an adequate seal. once i even used
    lag bolts (ns) to tighten a head. now if my neice (14yo) finds a part
    more than a mic out we machine or (normally) replace. then again we
    get 450+ bph out of 2.4l & she purrs.

    a friend, in the business, recently taught me sometime. if you need to
    move an AWD w/ external motive force -- tow. turn her on! get her
    juices flowing, only then can you f*.... w/ her. more literally a
    spinning engine provides fluids where they are needed. a cold engine
    can't protect itself or its parts.
     
    Richard W Langbauer, Jun 15, 2010
    #4
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