AWD Volvo's Angular Gear, Haldex and differential fluid LEVEL is determined in accordance with the instructions of Volvo in a manner that has always puzzled me. All 3 units - after leveling the fluid with the leveling port hole - we are instructed to remove an additional amount: 100ml for the angle ...

MotorTheresa wrote: ↑28 Jul 2024, 00:26 CV shafts OK? Inner CV joints excessive play maybe?

That is the first thing I thought : CV Joints.

Since it only happens under load it seem that it must be a powertrain shaft-joint of some kind...

As SOURDOUGHJIM said Owner's manual is a good place to start... - and whatever you can't figure out after that... we are to help :-). As there maybe a few things that are good to know that are not in the owners manual, such as the features presented in these videos: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o...

The car has new shocks, new struts, new control arms, new torsion bars linkages, and new front springs, ...all strut related components are new.

Thanks for the reply!