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MVS Newsletter March 2020

Sign up for the MVS Newsletter here. Well, this is the strangest MVS newsletter I’ve ever written. COVID-19 has turned society upside down, all over the world. Stay…

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Angle Gear & Transfer Case Terminology, Explanation

The angle gear units do not have gear parts available from Volvo as spare parts. The bearings and seals are serviced but not the actual gears. One of the gears is mounted to a spindle using a specialized adhesive and is pressed on. The press fit makes that spindle not usable to properly retain a new gear pressed onto it.

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Exhaust Terminology: Resonators, Downpipes & Inches

The most performance gains are seen from the turboback exhausts, which are sold either as a unit (IPD for example) or separately as a downpipe (the section from the turbo to the end of the cat) plus a catback.

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glossary: common volvo Terms & Abbreviations

Check out this Volvo Terms & Abbreviations Glossary Wondering what in the world a Volvo 855 model is? Confused that “PCV” sounds like home construction plastic pipes (“PVC”)?…

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