The VC did not show any signs of bushing/bearing wear, slop, etc...that I could see or feel. May be that I cannot put it under load like when it's installed. (No Play, No Noise, Spins Freely, etc..) This may be an internal issue. Anyway - just waiting for the next situation to come up(?)...

Well...it finally warmed up here for a few days and I put in my spare VC. This seems To have taken care of the issue for now...as well as some other issues. Hope it stays fixed.
DAK

Well...it finally warmed up here for a few days and I put in my spare VC. This seems To have taken care of the issue for now...as well as some other issues. Hope it stays fixed.
DAK

Thanks Neil...I read your post as ‘Bush...’...not Bearing...sorry. Temps are in the Negative F here for the last two weeks so I haven’t been able to work on the problem. I have a spare VC and I’ll try swapping that out first.

Thanks...that would explain a Clunk, but when I purposely allowed the rear wheels to engage by spinning on ice, the ratcheting sound would probably not be the bushing..?

Thanks...wheels are matched and inflated properly... Noise is from the rear not the front angle gear. Prop shaft and center carrier bearing seem OK..

Hello I have been having some unfortunate noises coming from the rear of my ‘98 V70XC...(250K miles)...mainly when turning and then accelerating out of the turn. It typically makes a loud Clunk, and happens more on left turns from the right rear, but does occur on the other side once and a while. To...