Jacked the car up again tonight and tested the play on the tires. The steering wheel was locked and I only had 1 tire off the ground at a time, but it felt like I had more play than before. I took the inner and outer tie rod off because I planned on replacing them.

Tonight I noticed both wheel had ...

I am working on a budget and looking to replace my 2000 V70XC Drive shaft. If anyone in the MA/RI/NH/CT area has one that would be great!

I would also be willing to work something out for shipping/other volvo parts etc.

Thanks!

WOOO HOOOO!!! New tie rods here I come!!

I ordered a new inner/outer tie rod for the driver side and plan on removing both at the same time right at the rack. This will allow me to get an "accurate" measurement for the new ones. Thanks to FCP for the cybersale!

Will keep everyone posted on how it works out!

Thanks confused_al. I did have the car jacked up, one side only and had some play and 9-3. I order a new tie rod, inner and outer from FCP today. Will let you know if this solves the problem!

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I just rolled over 200k miles with my V70XC and am noticing something is off with the steering. I rotated the tires front to back with my last oil change yesterday. The last few days while driving the power steering hasn't felt the same (before and after moving the tires F to B ...

I went with the Victor Reinz kit and have had no problems with it. I have not heard anything negative about them yet.

You can def. tackle this by yourself just make sure to take your time. I took a little more time and cleaned everything while I had it apart. Knock on wood no issues. Also another ...

When I did mine a few months back, I only needed one new valve. In total with all the parts I got from FCP it cost me around $1000 to replace the head. Along with the head I did the following..
-New Head Bolts
-New Head Gasket Kit - includes valve seals
-New Wire Loom on all wires in the engine bay ...

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I am looking to have my driveshaft rebuilt. I have a 2000 V70XC and I removed the driveshaft a few months back when it was vibrating. My local mechanic told me to check out Mitchell's Driveline in Shrewsbury, MA. I dropped it off last monday and he quoted me around $180 to replace the ...

+1 on not using the slime stuff... it sucks...

My mechanic uses a little sand paper and a sealer when he replaced the tires for me last year and no problems so far! Its the little extra effort the small mom and pop shops put in that other large chains wont...