1995 850 Clicking Manual Transmission on Turns

[irishjays]

I took my car into a Volvo shop near me. It used to have a guy there who was most reliable, but he was gone, so it's a new relationship.

I do a lot of work on my 850, and had asked about a clicking noise I thought may have been the CV. The shop came back with it's the Transmission.

I didn't believe them, but I did notice that on a turn, left or right, I could stop the clicking by engaging the cluch pedal. They also told me my control arm was broken, it was the one I replaced last year, when they told me it was broken. The woman who was reading me the quotes didn't even know it was a manual, so at that point I decided I better pick up my car and bring her back in house.

The other problems, such as a bad caliper and E-brake pads, I just fixed yesterday, and Advanced Auto Parts sold me a cracked caliper, so it took a little longer to get the right part back in. Long annoying story short: It's purring like a kitten, except on sharp turns. Does this sound like a transmission problem? Is it something myself, being, John Q. Volvoathomerepairguy can fix?

Help me Matthews Volvo Site

Thanks!
J

[kcodyjr]

Sure does sound like CV joints. They click when turning under power, so disengaging the clutch would silence it just as sure as taking one's foot off the gas.

Are the boots torn?