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My experience is that dealer techs often don't understand how a manual transmission and clutch operates..... S70 1998

posted by  someone claiming to be Frank on  Wed Sep 3 14:04 CST 2003 [RELATED]

Maybe true with new, younger guys these days especially as few of them ever see problems now with MTs, especially Volvo MTs.
In my younger days when I was a Subbie tech and Subaru had many trans problems (early-mid '80s), I rebuilt many a MT and knew exactly what parts to order just by driving the car (before opening the box).
I've never needed to rebuild a Volvo MT EXCEPT one, the one on my old 745T that after doing a few 3000 rpm launches from stop lights (not good), first gear needle bearings distroyed the very costly mainshaft. It was cheaper for me to then buy an OEM reman. I've had old Volvo OD units apart too but never a newer MT as we never see bad ones.
I've maybe done one clutch job on an 850 since they came out in '92.






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