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any idea where I might find service bulletins? V70-XC70

I've been given a heads up on a service bulletin for an awd bevel gear (THANKS!); any idea where I might find this and other service bulletins for 98 v70 awd?








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    Reason? V70-XC70

    The only TSBs on bevel gears that I'm familiar with are on the proceedure to drain and refill fluid (not a regular thing to do btw) and another on how to add a vent for slight fluid seapage control (hot weather usually) and also not a commonly done proceedure. None of those 2 TSBs will really be very usefull to the average AWD owner.

    Other than that, all you really need to know is that it's essential to keep 4 of the exact same tires on at all times which means that if one blows out, you need 4 new tires (not 1 or 2) unless the others are also new.
    Most AWD bevel gear problems begin with someone replacing just one or 2 tires instead of 4.








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    any idea where I might find service bulletins? V70-XC70

    http://www.alldatadiy.com has the full text of the TSBs (well,
    there has been a dispute over at least one TSB found on the site
    that Volvo techs don't apparently have so the data may not be
    exactly what a dealer has access to).

    They charge $25 for first year and something like $19 for subsequent
    years. You do get more then TSBs.

    You can also ask your dealer to print it for you if you have the
    specific TSB number. I suspect some dealers would do this.







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