2004 S60 AWD 2.5T, 92K
Started having a "whump whump whump" sound (similar to an unbalanced tire) on acceleration. This only happened on acceleration and would imediately stop when you take foot off of the gas.
After two trips to local shop (removed then reinstalled drive shaft) because he could not diagnose properly I went to the dealership for $125 annalysis.
After going back and forth they determined that the angle gear in the front of the drive shaft was going bad and needed to be replaced. The dealership wants $2,850 to fix and local shop will install for less but still alot.
I have read here and elsewhere that I can remove the driveshaft and convert this to a FWD car with no repercussions except losing AWD.
Question # 1: Does this fix apply to my specific make and model?
Question # 2: Will this fix work for a bad angle gear or just for problems past angle gear? I ask this to be sure that removing the drive shaft will elliminate sound from bad angle gear and also stop any future damage to car.
Any replies are greatly appreciated as right now I am scheduled for angle gear replacement next week and would rather save the 2K for Phillies World Series Tickets.
