Thanks Jorrell, it was indeed the carrier bearing but there was another problem. This is a manual tranny. It has a rubber mounting disk from the front driveshaft to the rear of the tranny. The rubber was broken in several places. I can just see me driving down the interstate at 80 mph and the driveshaft coming loose and punching a hole through the floorboard and the roof, hopefully not taking me with it. Now where do I find the rubber mount and the bearing assembly including the boot the bearing sits in. I have the exception of driveshafts that have the large (45mm) diameter. Most replacement parts only list the smaller (35mm) shafts? The bearing for the small shaft is a 107DD and the large bearing is a 109FF. Everyone sells the small one but not the larger one. I really do not want to make a dealer trip if I can find an aftermarket one since, as I understand it, there are really a limited number of bearing manufacturers. Who makes Volvo bearings?
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Max..1989 244 DL 5 Spd., V15 Phase II Cam Bilstein HD, Turbo Swaybars, Poly Bushings all round, Turbo Wheels, Black leather interior, Electric mirrors, LED dash and gauge lights and now NEW ECODES with the turn signals, 1992 black 244 next project