- Joined
- Dec 25, 2002
- Location
- mont, AL
Aight. So legend has it M66 passenger side axles are nigh unobtainium, except for what amounts to straight from the dealer. Internet lore also states that they are different from the automatic AWD axles, and this much I can confirm, though I'm certain I'm not the first to do so (though I will say, I'm unsure of the mode of failure when using them save for perhaps an incomplete mesh inside the transmission. That is not the only difference, however)
Anyway, in my parts quest I have come across a couple different part numbers, and been told a few things that appear to be incorrect, and this is where my questions lay:
1) Dealer told me, based on my VIN (maybe..), the part number I'm looking for is 8252047-9. This appears to be the automatic axle (reckon "Manual transmission" was misinterpreted, or the VIN does not designate.. or the guy just ignored it, who the hell knows). This number is the current number superceeding the original of 36000531, which also cross references to the aw55 or whatever the hell that thing is.
2) 8252051. This is fairly commonly found on a number of parts websites, including tasca, and in fact was what I was about to order the other night, but upon further searching (and clicking stupid little things like "this also fits the following vehicles") it appears this number cross references to a number of different cars and configurations (which seems counter to internet lore). The picture, however, *looks* exactly like my axle.
Which then brings us to
3) 8252061. This has a much narrower scope of fitment (strictly s60/v70 from 04-07, with M66 awd, 2.5L turbo), and the picture also looks exactly like my axle.
So...which is it? 061 is a little cheaper than 051 but nothing to write home about really, some have a core charge associated with them (that probably wouldn't cover return shipping anyway). There's also another one floating around out there, 8252055, with the same cross reference list as the 051.
I'm running on fumes sleep-wise, and feel like this may be contributing
Anyway, in my parts quest I have come across a couple different part numbers, and been told a few things that appear to be incorrect, and this is where my questions lay:
1) Dealer told me, based on my VIN (maybe..), the part number I'm looking for is 8252047-9. This appears to be the automatic axle (reckon "Manual transmission" was misinterpreted, or the VIN does not designate.. or the guy just ignored it, who the hell knows). This number is the current number superceeding the original of 36000531, which also cross references to the aw55 or whatever the hell that thing is.
2) 8252051. This is fairly commonly found on a number of parts websites, including tasca, and in fact was what I was about to order the other night, but upon further searching (and clicking stupid little things like "this also fits the following vehicles") it appears this number cross references to a number of different cars and configurations (which seems counter to internet lore). The picture, however, *looks* exactly like my axle.
Which then brings us to
3) 8252061. This has a much narrower scope of fitment (strictly s60/v70 from 04-07, with M66 awd, 2.5L turbo), and the picture also looks exactly like my axle.
So...which is it? 061 is a little cheaper than 051 but nothing to write home about really, some have a core charge associated with them (that probably wouldn't cover return shipping anyway). There's also another one floating around out there, 8252055, with the same cross reference list as the 051.
I'm running on fumes sleep-wise, and feel like this may be contributing