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DRIVE AXLES
Volvo - Axle Shafts - FWD
850
DESCRIPTION & OPERATION
Volvo 850 utilizes a transversely mounted 5-cylinder engine
with a specially designed automatic or manual transmission. To
eliminate torque steer, vehicle is equipped with equal length outboard
drive shafts.
TROUBLE SHOOTING
Refer to TROUBLE SHOOTING - BASIC PROCEDURES article in the
GENERAL TROUBLE SHOOTING section.
REMOVAL & INSTALLATION
Removal
1) Raise and support front of vehicle. Remove front wheels.
Remove ABS sensor from steering member, but leave electrical connector
connected. Loosen brake line bracket and ABS wiring. Unhook bracket
and let it hang free. Remove split pin from hub center nut. Hold hub
and remove drive shaft center nut.
2) Remove link arm from anti-roll bar. Remove nuts securing
suspension arm to ball joint. Remove suspension arm from ball joint.
If removing right drive shaft, remove splash guard from under engine.
Twist and remove MacPherson strut. Tap on drive shaft end with plastic
hammer and remove drive shaft from hub. Clean hub-drive shaft splines
of metal glue.
3) On right drive shaft, remove bearing cap from drive shaft
support bearing. Using care to avoid damage to drive shaft seal and
boot, remove drive shaft from gearbox. On left drive shaft, use Lever
(999 5462) to apply leverage between gearbox and inside of drive
shaft. Using care to avoid damage to drive shaft seal and boot, remove
drive shaft from gearbox.
Disassembly
1) Remove clips from outer boot. Remove outer boot from outer
CV joint. Wipe grease from outer CV joint. Clamp drive shaft in vise
with gap in circlip at top. Open circlip to free it from groove.
Insert an 8 mm diameter drift between circlip lugs. Tap inner race a
few times along shaft to hold circlip open. Use a brass drift and tap
CV joint off shaft.
NOTE:
To avoid damaging cage or outer race, tap inner race only.
2) Remove clips from inboard boot and slide both boots off
shaft. Ensure grease inside joints is not contaminated by water or
dirt. For reassembly reference, scribe positions of outer race, cage,
and inner race in CV joint.
3) For reassembly reference, mark location where balls will
first be removed. Tilt inner race and cage and remove balls one at a
time, moving in a clockwise direction. Put balls in order so they can
be installed in original location. Rotate inner race 90 degrees
relative to cage. Remove inner race. Remove circlip from inner race.
4) Remove clips from inner boot. Slide boot off inner
AXLE SHAFTS - FRONT
1995 Volvo 850
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- Page 1 DRIVE AXLES Volvo - Axle Shafts - FWD DESCRIPTION & OPERATION Volvo 850 utilizes a transversely mounted 5-cylinder engine with a specially designed automatic or manual transmission. To eliminate torque steer, vehicle is equipped with equal length outboard drive shafts.
- Page 2 universal joint. On manual transmission vehicles, use a rag and remove grease from inboard universal joint. Mount drive shaft in a vise, with gap in circlip facing upward. Open circlip to free it from groove and insert an 8 mm drift between circlip lugs. Tap inner race a few times along shaft to hold circlip open.
- Page 3 Fig. 1: Installing Left Drive Shaft Courtesy of Volvo Cars of North America 2) Apply Metal Glue (1161370-0) to drive shaft splines. Use a socket wrench to hold suspension arm down. Twist and remove MacPherson strut and insert drive shaft into hub. Oil new drive shaft center nut threads and flange.
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Page 4: Torque Specifications
locating pin in front of pad with Rust Proofing Agent (1161038-3). Install, but do not tighten, lug nuts. Tighten lug nuts in opposite pairs to 81 ft. lbs. (110 N.m). TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS TORQUE SPECIFICATIONS TABLE ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ ¡ Application Ft.
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