Our V70R started with a horrific clanking noise from the drivetrain. Prior to that, there was a whine/noise from the front that varied with road speed and that I thought was related to the carrier bearing going bad on the right front CV axle. Well, I replaced the right front CV axle and still had th...

Hey, just to close this out - I did find a good used angle gear off of an XC90. By the looks of it (signs of sealant at the seam of the halves), it had been rebuilt already. The output shaft had no play, and it turned smoothly. Not bad for $100. I changed the fluid in it (and the rear differential, ...

@vtl ... You jinxed it! :) I needed to take the V70R for a short trip today and I no sooner made it out of the driveway and I started to get a weird once-per-tire-rotation clunk. I nursed the Volvo back to the house and up on ramps into the shop...the tripod joint boot had a crack and had spewed gr...