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    Default Disconnect Haldex?

    I know I am going to get some flack over this but...

    I have to go on a long trip in a couple of days-about 1500 miles on dry roads.
    I have a 2007 XC70 with 138K miles on it. The Haldex has never been serviced that I know of. I have read so many horror stories about the cost of not servicing the Haldex I am wondering if I should disconnect the wires to the Haldex for this trip and get it serviced immediately upon return? It acted up briefly recently but seems to be working fine at the moment.

    Any informed advice?

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    Do you have details when you say "It acted up briefly recently"?
    Is there a fuse which can be pulled to disengage the DEM as an easier alternative to disconnecting the wires?
    2007 XC70, 206,000 miles
    2002 V70XC, 130,000 miles, parts car

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    thanks for the response. A couple of weeks ago I noticed that I was getting front wheel spin on odd occasions-the rear wheels were not driving at all. This only lasted a couple of days and then all was fine.
    It certainly would be easier to pull a fuse! Anybody know which one?

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    Check your owner's manual for a list of fuses and their location.
    My manual says fuses #23 and #27 in the cargo area are for All Wheel Drive.

    Are you sure your AWD is an issue? It will only be put to work in situations where your front wheels are slipping. Are you planning to "off road"?
    Ideally, you'd want to check for codes using Volvo VIDA/DiCE diagnostic software or an OBDII reader. If your AWD is failing/acting up, it should generate a fault code.
    2007 XC70, 206,000 miles
    2002 V70XC, 130,000 miles, parts car

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    Pulling the control cable off the Haldex?....or cutting the 12V power to it? I've never heard of anyone doing this. It's a mechanical-hydraulic transmission, which relies on pressurized hydraulic fluid to squeeze between metal turbine parts so they don't directly touch each other. You have to have a pressurized fluid, or the metal parts will come into contact and wear quickly. You'd be disabling the fluid pump. The Haldex device was never intended to be operated this way.

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    Thanks for your response. So are you saying that the pump runs all the time in order that the "turbine parts" do not touch? That would seem to go against everything written that says that the pump activates in order to engage the rear diff?

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    Quote Originally Posted by davidbir View Post
    Thanks for your response. So are you saying that the pump runs all the time in order that the "turbine parts" do not touch? That would seem to go against everything written that says that the pump activates in order to engage the rear diff?
    Under normal driving, the Haldex delivers about 10% of torque to rear wheels. That means it's engaged hydro-mechanically all the time, with the % torque delivered to rear wheels varying from 10-50%. There are many who have converted their AWD --> FWD, and all had to remove the prop shaft and Haldex. I'm speculating that if your idea worked to decouple the AWD cleanly, it would be the preferred method, and well-documented.

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    Interesting!

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    Why not just service the Haldex, rather than risk destroying it?, granted it is a PIA but most competent backyard mechanics can handle it.
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    We delayed the trip for a day and I did just that! I had to wait longer than expected for the fluid and filter to arrive but it is done.

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