@ou2mame: indeed but at what cost? I have 2 S40's (01 and 02) with around 180k kms on both... 2nd one I got for a few hundred bucks with a couple repairs I thought would be simple as I had the spares from my first s40... now I'm only keeping them road safe till it's scrap time... At some point, just...

Well, the passenger side axle is fixed to the engine at the carrier bearing, hence VIDA's recommendation when needing to raise the motor. So I imagine when the engine mounts start to wear out, that 25mm play can be achieved and at higher speeds, aside from causing shakes, will inevitably cause the p...

That's from inside the cup, tranny side. I managed to find a place where they rebuild axles and grabbed a roller from them. Apparently it's a problem with Volvos where the engine mounts mess up the axles. I wonder if there's any truth to that... In all cases, I believe I'm only just extending the li...

Hello again xHeart and thanks for following up. I went about the continuation of the overhaul and pulled the passenger side shaft and to my utter disbelief one of the roller was completely destroyed... The needle bearing was ripped apart, the race and track were just hanging there only because they ...

xHeart: thank you for your input. I took my time to clean it up and reassemble, I was just not certain which way the cage went in, if the thicker lip was up or down and how it would affect the axle if it were flipped. But thanks again, I highly appreciate your input and knowledge. Have a good one, F...

So I've put it together as per your image and I noticed heat marks over where the balls go. I believe the grease broke down which lead to overheating but I'm not sure if this warrants a replacement of the axle. Your thoughts would be appreciated.
I've attached a pic showing the assembled CV.

Hey @xHeart and thanks for your link... I believe i can see in one specific picture how the cage and star shape ball retainer come into place... Based on the picture just before the whack, the cage's thinner ring is pointing upwards (away from wheel) and the star shape's stepped side is as well. See...

Hello everyone I'm new to posting but have read a ton on here and the search didn't yield an answer to my present question. I decided to rebuild my drive axles because of a boot tear and yes I know I could have bought reman. axles but I decided I'd do the long job. I've checked this write up here, h...