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Rear end swap M46/Aw71 700 1987

posted by  Volvo Farmer on  Sun Nov 4 14:07 CST 2012
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A few years ago, I swapped in a M46 for the AW71 on my '87 745T. After returning from a 1000 mile trip recently, I wasn't real thrilled with the mileage, I got about 22. As I understand it, the rear end ratio is taller on the manual transmission cars. I still have the donor car (91 740T). What's involved in swapping these? Will the gears from the later car bolt right in to my differential or are the axles different?

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