Volvo 850 User Manual

AXLE SHAFTS - FRONT 

1995 Volvo 850

         DRIVE AXLES

         Volvo - Axle Shafts - FWD

         850

         DESCRIPTION & OPERATION

         Volvo 850 utilizes a transversely mounted 5-cylinder engine

with a specially designed automatic or manual transmission. To

eliminate torque steer, vehicle is equipped with equal length outboard

drive shafts.

         TROUBLE SHOOTING

         Refer to TROUBLE SHOOTING - BASIC PROCEDURES article in the

GENERAL TROUBLE SHOOTING section.

         REMOVAL & INSTALLATION

         Removal

         1) Raise and support front of vehicle. Remove front wheels.

Remove ABS sensor from steering member, but leave electrical connector

connected. Loosen brake line bracket and ABS wiring. Unhook bracket

and let it hang free. Remove split pin from hub center nut. Hold hub

and remove drive shaft center nut.

         2) Remove link arm from anti-roll bar. Remove nuts securing

suspension arm to ball joint. Remove suspension arm from ball joint.

If removing right drive shaft, remove splash guard from under engine.

Twist and remove MacPherson strut. Tap on drive shaft end with plastic

hammer and remove drive shaft from hub. Clean hub-drive shaft splines

of metal glue.

         3) On right drive shaft, remove bearing cap from drive shaft

support bearing. Using care to avoid damage to drive shaft seal and

boot, remove drive shaft from gearbox. On left drive shaft, use Lever

(999 5462) to apply leverage between gearbox and inside of drive

shaft. Using care to avoid damage to drive shaft seal and boot, remove

drive shaft from gearbox.

         Disassembly

         1) Remove clips from outer boot. Remove outer boot from outer

CV joint. Wipe grease from outer CV joint. Clamp drive shaft in vise

with gap in circlip at top. Open circlip to free it from groove.

Insert an 8 mm diameter drift between circlip lugs. Tap inner race a

few times along shaft to hold circlip open. Use a brass drift and tap

CV joint off shaft.

NOTE:    To avoid damaging cage or outer race, tap inner race only.

         2) Remove clips from inboard boot and slide both boots off

shaft. Ensure grease inside joints is not contaminated by water or

dirt. For reassembly reference, scribe positions of outer race, cage,

and inner race in CV joint.

         3) For reassembly reference, mark location where balls will

first be removed. Tilt inner race and cage and remove balls one at a

time, moving in a clockwise direction. Put balls in order so they can

be installed in original location. Rotate inner race 90 degrees

relative to cage. Remove inner race. Remove circlip from inner race.

         4) Remove clips from inner boot. Slide boot off inner