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How often do AW70s croak completely? 200

posted by  someone claiming to be Dharvey on  Wed Jan 28 09:59 CST 2004 [RELATED]

Dear Brickmeisters--

My 1992 with 207k has both a leaky rear main seal and a sticky kickdown cable. A few weeks ago I thought I had located a donor car with an M47 to swap out. Now I'm not sure the car will be available.

But I've got to do something. I ran into someone who used to run a transmission shop--he worked on Volvos and here's what he said:

1. If the kickdown cable is sticking, it's usually wearing out. Good time to replace it while the transmission is out for a rear main seal.

So far so good. But then he said:

2. Those AW70 transmissions last a long time but they sometimes go all at once with no warning--you could get stuck on the Interstate. Are you sure you want to pay for a rear seal when you might have to replace the transmission in 3 months?

Hmmmmmm.

What's the Board's experience with this transmission? Can I count on getting hints from it before it dies completely?

Thanks for any help you can provide.

Doug Harvey






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