Jack the car up, put the key in #2 position and put the car in drive. If you can spin the propshaft independent of the front wheels, the angle gear or output shaft/ collar sleeve is done. If theres play in the output shaft bearing or fluid leakage in the angle gear, its probably done or needs major ...

Is the brake pad retaining spring intact?

A broken spring was the source of a grinding noise on my C70. Let the brake pads ride on the rotor.

See #3.

You should'nt need to drop the downpipes to remove the propshaft or the angle gear. It's easier to remove the exhaust pipe and muffler rubber hangers and slide to exhaust to the left (driver's) side to access the propshaft and carrier bearing. BTW; check your heat shields along the length of the exh...

Over the last year I have removed the propshaft and angle gear from both my S60 R 06 and XC70 07 and never had to mess with any part of the exhaust. Not the muffler, not the down pipe or exhaust, nothing. The prop shaft slides out toward (and back in from) the rear with the exhaust in place. Oh wait...

Hi Pete, Nice find for an alternative for the Dem pump. Can you please share where you purchased this and how much? I still have the original pump and may need to replace it soon. I ended up buying it through FCP during their Black Friday thing. I had a coupon code also. Being unwilling to pay the ...

Hopefully I can provide some guidance for this job for those who are contemplating a DIY, it's a very easy job that shouldn't take more than 2 hours for both sides. I will also address my technique for removing the often intimidating driver's side axle successfully as there are countless forum threa...

This thread was helpful in getting up the courage to order up one of the mongoose JLR clones from the usual suspects, actually showed up in like... 1.5 weeks! Even came with mongoose stickers :roll: :roll: I was able to fire up Vida2014 on my VM and with the correct drivers for a mongoose, comm with...

cancunia wrote: ↑01 Mar 2022, 01:23 That's great news, please post a link of the item you bought ?

There are a bunch of them on AliExpress.

This is an update to my other posts about replacing the head gasket. My dad has a Volvo that had a blown head gasket. He said I could have it if I fixed it. It had steam coming from the exhaust, it ran rough, and coolant was mixing in the oil. I had a little experience working on cars, like changing...

Are both axles still firmly engaged?