It is simple: if you have rear wheels off the ground and you turn those wheels and you see the driveshaft to the front turn while the front wheels are not moving then it is an angle gear or angle gear to trans coupler issue. The coupler is known to cause no RWD and would be the likely culprit. If t...

Your best bet is to remove the driveshaft, converting the car to FWD. Save the money for a set of rims and winter tires and you are all set for winter. $$ wise that might be my best option... I really was excited to have an AWD vehicle for this winter but pulling the shaft and throwing winter tires...

There is a 'dangerous' (in my opinion) process for checking the VC unit for these cars with the 4 wheels off the ground. I can't put my hands on the exact process, but it involves putting a torque wrench on the rear wheel bolts and checking a torque value. Someone can correct me here, but the rear ...

As an option, the Volvo dealers in my area offer a no charge inspection of a car. I would call your local dealer and inquire. If they do offer this service you will find out what the issue is of your AWD system at little or no cost. Once you have these facts you can chart out what you want to do. h...

Before going too crazy i'd pull yours and check the status of it, also check the coupler that goes between the angle gear and the transmission. It's also possible that it's rounded out which would make the angle gear not work as well. This is the best thread for AWD component info. http://forums.sw...

If the prop shaft is hooked up then I have some bad news for you - the bevel gear isn't working. I have heard of mechanics gutting them after the gears fail since the assembly is usually pretty expensive to replace It needs to stay in place to keep the transmission from leaking out all of its fluid...

I would check the front flange bolts on the drive shaft to see if they are installed. On my 2000 V70 XC the wheels will not rotate while the car is in park. When the car is in neutral the tires will rotate. Are the flange bolts the 5 or so that are on the end of the drive shaft that connect it to b...

Sorry for late reply, I sleep early for work. At work now and just went outside and looked, from what I can see the prop shaft is still there. Last night when on the jack stands, I spun both rear wheels by hand and I could see the drive shaft rotating. One thing I noticed is that they feel heavy, li...

Recently purchased a 2000 v70xc from an older gentleman, he took amazing care of this vehicle and had a whole binder full of service records. His wife was getting tired of him spending money on the car, so I picked it up for cheap ~$700.00 cash! no lights on dash, 08w46 yellow label ETM, no leaks an...