Rear Main Seal on 850

Guest · Post by **Guest** » 04 Apr 2005, 17:33

94 850 non-turb manual 160K

Is there a step by step on changing rear main seal anywhere? Can't find it and would like pictures.

White850Turbo · Post by **White850Turbo** » 05 Apr 2005, 06:03

I believe the Haynes manual should give you a rough walk-through. It's basically removal of the transmission and the flywheel and carefully slipping the new part in. I would not suggest you even try to do this job unless you have a lift or a helluva strong back and some muscle to go with it. This is an extremely involved job; Not your typical timing belt or other maintenance item. The dealer charges 15 hours labor for the procedure. A shadetree mechanic friend of mine did the job himself with a lift and it still took him almost 3 days.

mko · Post by **mko** » 05 Apr 2005, 13:15

agreed... I had my clutch done and changed the rear seal @ the same time... charged me 8hrs of labor @ a proper volvo-only shop.