So in the interest of helping others, I will reply to my own post with what went down. The bevel gear and sleeve were both stripped. The rear diff is suspected bad as well, but I did not remove it. I removed the drive-shaft, and as it freely spun, I needed the volvo tool. I made one. Cut out a cardb...

I was doing a u-turn and heard a loud pop/bang, thought I ran over something. Did not. As I approached 30mph a buzzing/whirring noise started. Almost thought I ran over something and it got stuck rubbing the tire. Sound seems to come from front left. I had recently swapped the cv boots as part of a ...