Looks like the cross nut isn’t down hard enough

See lots of discussion here

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Totally OK to remove it with the car on the ground. You don't want to mess with it with the car in the air. The spring will decompress and shoot the strut downward. With the car on the ground the weight of the car compresses the spring, top is held by the fender bottom is held by the strut plate, it...

Do the stop at the same spot every time or wherever they happens to be when you turn the switch off?

Maybe slap on a decent quality boot (GKN) and repack the grease and you can actually get some life from the axle? Presumably the boot split only recently.

Reman axles are such a scourge, thanks for reporting.

Got the 302s installed on the front of the wife's '97 855 GLT.

"The front fell off...."

2000 V70R 2.5l B5244T2, approx, 168k miles (273,000km).

Ignition key?

Neil.

Dropped the engine and trans back in yesterday, now today I'll get everything back together and hopefully have it running by the end of the day. Maybe I'll also get to putting the new speakers in my 940 and reflashing the ECU on my dad's X3... lots to do!

Anyone know if the process is the same for a m56 transmission? The mating of the oil pan and transmission makes me worry a bit that I don't have the right seals etc The oil pan and transmission DO NOT exchange fluids therefore no sealant is used or needed between the two. But follow the steps of bo...