Does the angle gear rattle or just the bearing on the driveshaft? I am about to replace the bearing on my driveshaft going into the angle gear on my xc70 and I can make a quick youtube video on what it’s like.


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I believe it is just the bearing

 

If either of you guys need a prop shaft bearing, I have one still in the box if you're interested. I opened it to check it out, but bought it prematurely seeing that I needed a new angle gear and not that bearing.

PM me if interested.

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My 04 S60 R AWD Auto seems to have rear drive line vibration. If I grab the Ange Gear end of the drive shaft there is quite a bit of side to side play. Since I never worked on the Volvo's drive line before I was wondering what parts could be the cause?
Is there a seal and a bearing where the drive shaft enters the Angle Gear? What about a center carrier bearing and support. Are there U-Joints at the center carrier? The exhaust and exhaust shields blocks the ability to see the center carrier. I did notice a seal leak where the drive shaft enters the angle gear.

I just watched a video on the Angle Collar replacement and it looks like a real PIA. I looked on IPD & FCP Euro and the only thing I saw listed for the rear drive shaft was a Collar kit with a Collar, 2 seals and bolts.

If you uncouple the driveshaft from the angle gear and find play in the coupling on the angle gear side, it means the bearings are shot. There is a thread on how to rebuild the angle gear bearings on here if you search, but there is no factory procedure. Nevertheless, you'll have to replace the angle gear or take it apart to rebuild the bearings. I've BTDT. Good thing is that the angle gear is the same in XC70s, so there are a ton of used ones out there.

There is a seal on the angle gear side, behind the coupling.

If your driveshaft has play and the angle gear coupling does not, I'd replace that driveshaft ASAP. My educated guess is that the worn bearings in the driveshaft contributed to the demise of my angle gear bearings. I ended up replacing both.

BTW the collar replacement is the interface between the transmission and the angle gear, not the rear driveshaft. There is no collar on the rear driveshaft, just a bell shaped metal piece that ends in a flange.