S60R Heard a bang and no more AWD - Rear Diff or angle gear

sdowd · Aug 11th, 2009, 18:39

Hi
I notice a recent whining in my drive train. I had a local mechanic look at car, but when we took the car for a drive we could not hear the noise. Noticed nothing underneath on a lift - no oil leaks etc.
Whine increased pitch with increase in speed and got louder in past two days.

Today while joining traffic from a junction, under hard acceleration to right the wheels went over some "cats eyes" in the road and I heard a big bang, resulting in no AWD. It may also be of note that while reversing out of a parking space 5 mins earlier I heard a single small metallic bang - a bit like gears snagging.

Anyway, I was hoping for some pointers - angle gear of rear diff - I think the bigger bang came from the back. I can also hear a faint tapping in the back end when moving very slowly while turning.

The angle gear issue seems to happen all the S60R's - have Volvo acknolowdegded this as an issue. My car is out of Volvo warranty 5 months, but I do have an aftermarket warranty. I am afraid though that they will hide behind a wear and tear clause in the fine print.

Suterman · Aug 21st, 2009, 15:45

I would expect wear and tear to mean stuff like tyres, battery and brake pads etc.

I would pester them or threaten to expose them to the media if they dont fix it.

sounds like a differential maybe???

FaKaWi · Aug 21st, 2009, 15:48

You'll have another issue getting the warranty company to pay out looking at your signature. Hope you have a PPC, else if they inspect the car they'll spot the remap when they interrogate the ECU.

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sdowd New Member Last Online: Aug 21st, 2009 20:16 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: virginia cavan	S60R Heard a bang and no more AWD - Rear Diff or angle gear Hi I notice a recent whining in my drive train. I had a local mechanic look at car, but when we took the car for a drive we could not hear the noise. Noticed nothing underneath on a lift - no oil leaks etc. Whine increased pitch with increase in speed and got louder in past two days. Today while joining traffic from a junction, under hard acceleration to right the wheels went over some "cats eyes" in the road and I heard a big bang, resulting in no AWD. It may also be of note that while reversing out of a parking space 5 mins earlier I heard a single small metallic bang - a bit like gears snagging. Anyway, I was hoping for some pointers - angle gear of rear diff - I think the bigger bang came from the back. I can also hear a faint tapping in the back end when moving very slowly while turning. The angle gear issue seems to happen all the S60R's - have Volvo acknolowdegded this as an issue. My car is out of Volvo warranty 5 months, but I do have an aftermarket warranty. I am afraid though that they will hide behind a wear and tear clause in the fine print. __________________ Sean 2006 S60R - Usual specs with RICA S/W.

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Suterman 240 Turbo Last Online: Today 06:33 Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: shropshire View Photos By: Suterman	I would expect wear and tear to mean stuff like tyres, battery and brake pads etc. I would pester them or threaten to expose them to the media if they dont fix it. sounds like a differential maybe??? __________________ 1991 240 Turbo GL 1992 940 GL 2004 Jaguar XJ Super V8 1985 Bedford CF2 B230E

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FaKaWi Master Member Last Online: May 11th, 2017 15:36 Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Where the.....	You'll have another issue getting the warranty company to pay out looking at your signature. Hope you have a PPC, else if they inspect the car they'll spot the remap when they interrogate the ECU.

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