Oem Volvo Parts Vs. Aftermarket Volvo Parts- What Is The Difference?

[7 VII 7]

Absolutely. You can call me on Monday to do so @ 877-634-0063 ext 202 (Scott)

awesome!!!! I tried to call today but you guys were super busy... which is great

I will call on Monday

[FCP Euro]

awesome!!!! I tried to call today but you guys were super busy... which is great

I will call on Monday

We are absolutely slammed. If you ever cant get through let me know ASAP. I have got 7 guys on the phone but if we need more, then we need more.

[Chilled man]

Flat out simpley I am glad you guys are here .

Truthfully I only order frow DW I call Don has my CC# on file and parts are here with in two days.

What I have spent there in the last year ........... I try not to think of that 7-8k

But since you guys are here I am more then happy to give it a chance again.

I had the same issues others had and just said forget it wasnt worth the time / money or hassle.

But since your hear and looks like you guys are going for a change , have to be crazy not to call you guys again for stuff

Again you guys wouldnt be here if you werent trying to change since all you end up doing is getting a bunch of abuse and no gain

To me thats not any fun nor usefull

[RBoy8]

I'd just like to say that my dad and I have ordered many parts from FCP and have nothing but good things to say about them.

My Kilen springs came from you guys!... and I still have yet to fix my odometer gear... it sitting around my parent's office but I will get to it! :lol:

[dmelviØØ7]

Hey do you guys have problems with your axles a lot? 3 out of the last 4 I have installed have been bad out of the box. The outer joints are always really stiff and cause a vibration either at highway speeds or on heavy acceleration. The last one was covered under warranty without any issues, but I am just curious if you get this a lot or if I am extremely unlucky.

[Chilled man]

? who ever makes them I just got one from Napa since my boot was torn on my Volvo Manual Axle and the blue glue in the boot flew out with in the 2nd day

not saying it was a FCP one but I think its a Rebuilt Axle guys that kind of suck - only reason I bought the NAPA one was Raxles doesnt have a 99s yet :(

[FCP Euro]

Hey do you guys have problems with your axles a lot? 3 out of the last 4 I have installed have been bad out of the box. The outer joints are always really stiff and cause a vibration either at highway speeds or on heavy acceleration. The last one was covered under warranty without any issues, but I am just curious if you get this a lot or if I am extremely unlucky.

Like I said before, we have gone through every axle manufacturer on the planet- DSS, Wong, Dorsett, Crown, Empi, FEQ, GKN, even Volvo (rebuilt and new)

When you say that an axle is bad out of the box, what exactly does that mean? If I had to pinpoint the problem I would say its more of a fitment issue from the company trying to figure out what Volvo did from 93-00 with the variety of axles they used.

[Chilled man]

Like I said before, we have gone through every axle manufacturer on the planet- DSS, Wong, Dorsett, Crown, Empi, FEQ, GKN, even Volvo (rebuilt and new)

When you say that an axle is bad out of the box, what exactly does that mean? If I had to pinpoint the problem I would say its more of a fitment issue from the company trying to figure out what Volvo did from 93-00 with the variety of axles they used.

what are the acutally differences ?

Theres either FWD , FWD M and AWD

93-98 should all be the same axles ends .

99-00 use the 14mm bolt instead of the 36mm nut on the earlier ones.

Nice thing is you can swap over to the 99-00 axles if you swap your hubs.

Only issue I have seen is axle not fitting in the tranny for some reason - the tranny side the spline being to big.

that and that crappy napa axle I have the grease flying out the second day I have it

[dmelviØØ7]

Like I said before, we have gone through every axle manufacturer on the planet- DSS, Wong, Dorsett, Crown, Empi, FEQ, GKN, even Volvo (rebuilt and new)

When you say that an axle is bad out of the box, what exactly does that mean? If I had to pinpoint the problem I would say its more of a fitment issue from the company trying to figure out what Volvo did from 93-00 with the variety of axles they used.

Well I have used 4 of your axles in the last year. 2 of them I put on a 98 V70 T5 because the old boots were split and the owner of the car had a pair of your axles sitting around unused so we decided to use them to make my life easier. When I pulled them out of the box I noticed that the out joint was very stiff. At highway speeds there was a terrible vibration. I figured that since the out joint was so stiff it was binding up and causing a vibration. I work at a Volvo dealership here in Seattle so I scrounged up a pair of axles with bad boots rebuilt them and tossed them in, vibration gone.

My second round with your axles was about a month ago, I have a 2001 XC70 that I was getting ready to sell. I found the right side axle had a bad inner joint so I order a replacement from you. When I pull it out of the box I noticed that the end joint was stiff just like the previous 2. I don't have much of a choice so I throw it in. Same vibration at highway speeds, but also a bad vibration on heavy acceleration. I was able to get a replacement axle from you without any hassel and that one turned out to be okay.

I'm not sitting here writing this to dog your products, Volvo axles are extremely overpriced so I will continue to use your axles and hope that I have a bit more luck. I just hope that this information will be slightly useful in finding a decent axle rebuilder. And I'm sure that if I had been within the return guidelines for the first 2 axles you would have had no problem swapping them out.

[FCP Euro]

what are the acutally differences ?

Theres either FWD , FWD M and AWD

93-98 should all be the same axles ends .

99-00 use the 14mm bolt instead of the 36mm nut on the earlier ones.

Nice thing is you can swap over to the 99-00 axles if you swap your hubs.

Only issue I have seen is axle not fitting in the tranny for some reason - the tranny side the spline being to big.

that and that crappy napa axle I have the grease flying out the second day I have it

93-97 850, only two possible axles.

98-00 Axles will differ from AWD and 2WD. Then they will differ based on 4 speed auto, 5 speed auto, or Manual. Then, last six of the Vin is needed, THEN factory code is needed (product plate on the car, 1st line- 5th position)

If they aren't fitting in the tranny its most likely the incorrect axle

[FCP Euro]

Well I have used 4 of your axles in the last year. 2 of them I put on a 98 V70 T5 because the old boots were split and the owner of the car had a pair of your axles sitting around unused so we decided to use them to make my life easier. When I pulled them out of the box I noticed that the out joint was very stiff. At highway speeds there was a terrible vibration. I figured that since the out joint was so stiff it was binding up and causing a vibration. I work at a Volvo dealership here in Seattle so I scrounged up a pair of axles with bad boots rebuilt them and tossed them in, vibration gone.

My second round with your axles was about a month ago, I have a 2001 XC70 that I was getting ready to sell. I found the right side axle had a bad inner joint so I order a replacement from you. When I pull it out of the box I noticed that the end joint was stiff just like the previous 2. I don't have much of a choice so I throw it in. Same vibration at highway speeds, but also a bad vibration on heavy acceleration. I was able to get a replacement axle from you without any hassel and that one turned out to be okay.

Now this would be a case where I do believe the stiffness of the joint is pointing toward a defective axle. Trust me, we don't want to go through this hassle either. Axles are heavy to ship which costs money. Plus, when we have to reship them out to replace a defective one and send a prepaid return label to get the defective axle back- we actual book a loss on the transaction along with a pissed off customer.