Update
Not much to report other then a lot of cussing at Volvo engineers. I have been wrenching on cars for over 50 years. Never have I experienced the problems and design issues on this car. Why they thought it was a good idea to put the exhaust directly under the drive shaft is beyond me. The front triangular exhaust bracket is directly in the way. As is the front sway bar. No good angle on trying to rap the driveshaft hub. Then there is the aluminum heat shielding. Dirt and mud gets trapped in it and if you even breath on it, you get a face full. I started working on British cars at 16. MGs, Triumphs.
I have worked on Toyotas, Nissan and GM products for years. Worked on Volvos 240s,740s and turbos. Nothing comes close to this nightmare.
I just spent 4 hrs under the car and still have not got the driveshaft loose. Removed the bolts to the center support bearing and the cross bracket it bolts too. Removed rear drive shaft bolts. Tapped with a hammer, nothing happened other then the front cv joint cap/housing coming loose and two bearings falling out. Now have to totally remove the driveshaft so to put the cv joint back together. All this to remove and replace a couple of turbo coolant hoses. My shop lights went out, have to recharge them. Will take some pictures tomorrow for reference. Will try removing angle gear again and see if I can twist it to a point to free the drive shaft.
Thanks all for the pointers and info. Try try try until success.
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