outer CV removal - where is the circlip?

[bmdubya1198]

I just rebuilt the driver side axle on my 2000 R, which now has an M56 and an auto axle that came out of a '99 GLT. Same outer CV joint as j-dawg's car without the visible clip.

When I reinstalled it the first time, the joint came out after driving it about 20 feet. It takes some force to get the outer joint back onto the axle, and I had to hammer it down again since it didn't go all the way down the first time. Now the joint is flush with the bottom of the splines and after a couple pulls up and down the driveway the CV joint is still holding together. I used the new clip that was included in the Rein CV axle boot kit after having a hard time getting the original clip to go back on.

It seems like a pain, but it's actually much easier to just repair your original Volvo axle than to take a gamble with the junk aftermarket new/rebuilt axles floating around for these cars. I went through hell trying to remove a brand new Suretrack axle that got jammed halfway in my transmission... I'll never buy that brand again.