ylstaffer Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 I drove the V70 out to a wedding of a friend out in Louisville KY last weekend and while I was there something went haywire and long story short, it has been pronounced dead by a local indie Volvo shop. I'm pretty confident in their conclusion even though I'm 700 miles away. I borrowed a car to get home and here's my plan. I'd like to tow the borrowed car back out there with my cargo van and tow dolly and bring the V70 back. But here's the issue- the V70 is an AWD model and I know it won't tow on the rear wheels because of that. Can I disconnect the drive line to the rear wheels easily so that it can be towed on a dolly? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 IIRC the drive shaft is 6 bolts in the front, 2 in the middle 6 in the rear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan A Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 IIRC the drive shaft is 6 bolts in the front, 2 in the middle 6 in the rear. I think it's more than six, but it's been a while. The front and rear of the shaft are held with several Torx bolts, the center bearing with two hex bolts. Helps if you can jack the car and rotate the drive wheels so that you in turn rotate the drive shaft and get to the bolts all the way around easily. Also, be sure to mark the orientation of the driveshaft relative to the transmission and VC, and also every bolt so that you don't have any balancing issues when you get it bolted back in. Someone can chime in if I'm wrong on something. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jippi 855 GLT Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 i would just get a full car hauler instead of the dolley, its safer since you have a long way to travel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 where's the car located. between KY and NY is pittsburgh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylstaffer Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 where's the car located. between KY and NY is pittsburgh. It's in Louisville KY Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
flyfishing3 Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 if you need help track down Mattb and louis(something) joshV70 might at school over the summer, not sure. they are all in LOuisville. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylstaffer Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 i would just get a full car hauler instead of the dolley, its safer since you have a long way to travel. Not a bad idea- can rent a U-Haul car trailer for $50. I don't like U-Haul in general but they're the only rental company that will rent a car trailer without a truck rental. if you need help track down Mattb and louis(something) joshV70 might at school over the summer, not sure. they are all in LOuisville. The plan right now is to drop off the borrowed car and go pick up the V70 and head home so hopefully it will be a rather uneventful activity. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chilled man Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 ..... I own .... werd Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commander Riker Posted June 17, 2009 Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 +1 to full trailer being a good idea for that kind of distance. Where is the car itself located? If I'm anywhere near it, let me know if there is anything I could do to help. Good luck!! What was the shop's official daig on the car... what is it's fate? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylstaffer Posted June 17, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 17, 2009 +1 to full trailer being a good idea for that kind of distance. Where is the car itself located? If I'm anywhere near it, let me know if there is anything I could do to help. Good luck!! What was the shop's official daig on the car... what is it's fate? It's at Kenny Jones Automotive, an indie shop on the east side of Louisville that only works on Volvos. They got it started but said that it has a bad rod knock and misfire. Wasn't the timing belt, I'm guessing maybe a head gasket? Has 200+k on it so not overwhelmingly surprising. They really didn't want to buy it (offered me $200) and are happy to store it there until I get out there on the 30th to pick it up. Not certain what I'll do with it when I get it home, I've dumped a ton of time and $ into it so may find a used engine and do the swap-er-oo. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
32768RS Posted June 18, 2009 Report Share Posted June 18, 2009 I'm in Louisville and you picked the right place to take the car. AFAIK Kenny Jones is a good shop. Havent had any work done by them myself but from what I've heard they are pretty good. If you need any help with the car let me know and I will be happy to help. The rear prop shaft removal is simple. Its only a half hour or less job with a lift, little longer with jack stands. I'm sure the shop can remove it for you for pretty cheap. Like flyfishing said, its six (7mm?) allen bolts front and rear and two in the middle. I did it a few times when I still had AWD. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylstaffer Posted June 19, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 19, 2009 I'm in Louisville and you picked the right place to take the car. AFAIK Kenny Jones is a good shop. Havent had any work done by them myself but from what I've heard they are pretty good. If you need any help with the car let me know and I will be happy to help. The rear prop shaft removal is simple. Its only a half hour or less job with a lift, little longer with jack stands. I'm sure the shop can remove it for you for pretty cheap. Like flyfishing said, its six (7mm?) allen bolts front and rear and two in the middle. I did it a few times when I still had AWD. Good Luck Thanks RS. (Nice car by the way... I've owned a bunch of GTO's over the years <68's and 69's> and miss the raw power.) I'm going to either rent or borrow a trailer so the driveline won't be an issue. Talking with a couple guys at Kenny Jones verifies your assessment of their work. They've been very gracious and helpful and I really appreciate it. Looking forward to interacting with them in person. Meanwhile I'm trying to decide if I want to stick with this beast and find a used engine to swap in or just part it out. Like I already stated, I have a bunch of time and money invested already so I kinda hate to quit now, but then when do you stop patching the leaks on the Titanic and save yourself? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ylstaffer Posted June 20, 2009 Author Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 The engine code on my car is a 56 but I have a line on a good and inexpensive engine with a 53 code. Are the blocks identical for these engines? Can I swap my head onto the 53 engine? Engines are both 98 model year. Or...... should I just cut the line and call it a bad fishing day? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Martynj Posted June 20, 2009 Report Share Posted June 20, 2009 I would just leave the 53 together and swap it in. Be sure to get the correct ECU. You'll want to do a bunch of other stuff while the engine is out/drained too like all the hoses, seals, pcv, timing belt etc. so it'll run you a bit of $$ but if you like the car enough and know the history, i.e. no accidents, rust, etc. then it is definitely worth it. Consider the condition of your trans too. might be worth sourcing a newer or rebuilt one to mate up. Good Luck. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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