Hello,

Basic hand tools can be used and you will not need to mess with the pinion pinion pre-load as long as you are not changing the pinion bearings or the pinion seal.

Contrary to the manual(one of the only times you will get that phrase out of me), you do not need a spreader to get a type 30 carrier housing out of the differential housing.

All I do use a pair of the old tire irons that came in the earlier Volvo tool kits to pry the unit out and a hard plastic mallet to knock it back in, being very careful not to mash the ring gear into the pinion gear on installation.

It is a good idea to have a helper to catch the carrier or have something soft enough for the carrier to fall onto like a thick stack of cardboard.

I do not own a Bently manual, but I do have a Haynes manual for 240 Volvos and it does have a repair section that covers the overhaul of your LSD including the fact that bolts that hold it together are LEFT HAND THREAD and the correct way to stack the clutch discs.

Just make sure to make some marks to make sure you put the 2 halves back together exactly as it came apart.

I read though the text and I found that they advise the removal of the carrier bearings, which I know is not necessary to replace the LSD clutches.

The replacement clutch pack is around $50.00, but does not include new cross shafts or gears.

The gear and clutch kit is around $300.00.

Eric
Hi Performance Automotive Service (formerly OVO or Old Volvos Only)
Torrance, CA 90501