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Car Forum / Driving, Maintenance, Tuning / Maintenance and Repair / September 2006volvo s40 front vibration issues
Hi, my 2001 s40 (80,000 miles) had developed a vibration problem. When I drive at 40-50 mph the front vibrates/shakes. Sometimes this occurs at 30mph. I got the tires balance, that didn't fix the problem. Took it to the volvo dealer, they said: - the front left/right drive axle shafts are worn and needs to be replaced (cost $1500)(wow) due to play in the axle. took it to pep boys and after their inspection the mechanic said that the axles seem fine, maybe its a transmission problem, they can rebuild both axle sides for under $400. So I am not sure if it is a drive shaft or transmission problem. Should I get a third opinion? Thanks in advance guntek Wrote: > Hi, > my 2001 s40 (80,000 miles) had developed a vibration problem. When I [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > Should I get a third opinion? > Thanks in advance I've run across some instances of differentials spontaneously self destructing in the S40's....I think I'd want a very well educated opinion from a Volvo specialist (not neccessarily a dealer) before buying anything....  Signaturejeffcoslacker http://www.automotiveforums.com I took the car to a volvo specialist. The diagnosis: The bearings in the CV joint have gone bad. These are not sold by the company and need to be rebuilt. This is supposed to be a common issue among the s40 model. The s60/v70 front wheel drive etc do not have this problem. I am not going the dealers route to replace the entire drive axle shaft (left and right) as this is too expensive. This is going to cost $600. Pepboys did a very good job on my ford explorer but since this is a volvo I am more comfortable giving it to the volvo specialist. Will keep this thread upto date as soon as the repair is done with the results. Thanks to jeffcoslacker for the reply. > guntek Wrote: > > Hi, [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > > http://www.automotiveforums.com |
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