CV boots - quality?

Post by **cn90** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:51 pm

Rule #1: check what you have in the car first!

My 1998 S70 GLT:
- NA axle on passenger side (dealer bought it at local NAPA and installed it for the P.O.).
- Turbo axle on left side.

I only found out after I took the right axle out for repair!!!

So, again, check what you have in the car first!

Post by **erikv11** » Mon Apr 24, 2017 11:40 pm

cn90 wrote: ↑Mon Apr 24, 2017 9:51 pm ... Rule #1: check what you have in the car first! ...

This is great advice. Before you order anything eyeball the axle, figure out which kind it is. I had a similar thing happen to me, my NA had one turbo axle.

shegarty · Post by **shegarty** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 5:12 am

Thanks for all the tips guys ... I will be sure to order GKN and to check both axles before I order anything.

101 · Post by **101** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 8:28 am

After looking through the service history record on my "new" S70T5m, I found the previous owner had recently replaced the axles, outer tie rods and sway bar links.

Axles - SurTrack brand
Tie Rods - Mevotech brand
Links - Altrom brand

I guess that explains why there's hella noise now coming from the axles and a slight oil leak and where the right shaft goes into the transmission after 5000 miles.

Post by **erikv11** » Tue Apr 25, 2017 9:22 am

I would be scouring the junkyards and part-outs for Volvo branded axles.

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