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wife ruined transmission ? V70-XC70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Olek on  Fri Jul 18 07:07 CST 2003 [RELATED]

1998 volvo v70 cross country, 87k, AT, just bought it couple of month ago.

Driveway to our house is steep, and couple of days ago my wife managed to back up the car
on the road with transmission being in DRIVE ! That was only for about 12ft, but it feels
like something is damaged in tranny.

More specifically, in turns (or when road is just curvy) if throttle is applied, there is
a vibration of the whole car and that crunchy sound. In the same turn, if I take foot of
the throttle, it is smooth. Again, acceleration on straights feels 100% ok.

Question: Can that be something else except tranny ? (I just can not beleive that it is so
easy to kill tranny in those cars). Well, if it is infamous bevel gear failure (AWD), it is not
much better, right ? :)








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    wife ruined transmission ? V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  neil on  Wed Jul 23 06:50 CST 2003
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    Olek

    I am not a mechanic, but what you describe sounds far more like a bad cv joint than an awd transmission problem. Bad CV joints click and pop on a curve, more so under acceleration.


    Of course, none of that expains why your wife was able to back down the driveway with the car in Drive.

    Neil
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    1997 850 awd, m58 5 speed manual, 1989 740 GL, m47 5 speed - oh, and a 2004 Sienna








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    wife ruined transmission ? 850 1995

    posted by  steve s on  Fri Jul 18 20:19 CST 2003
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    hmm...sounds more like bevel gears...take it in. but when it's curvy, wheels accelerate at different speeds... i don't think the tranny is it. but have it checked at a dealer ..








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    wife ruined transmission ? V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Frank on  Fri Jul 18 12:41 CST 2003 [RELATED]

    I'd hate to just guess from here at what might be costly so I'd advise having an experienced dealer tech take a look at the car.







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