Side of the road rest and relaxation
Gudamsomnabastage Swag Wagon is being a dick.
Driving fine for the last month, about 1500 miles since finishing the rear suspension. No vibrations or problems. My son comes home from school Tuesday and says that it vibrates when you first take off. I go and drive it and it shudders and vibrates in first gear.
Climb under it and check the T rods, and driveshaft, center bearing is loose to the point I can move it up and down about an inch.Pushed it up and drove it again and it seemed better.
Called Volvo and had them overnight all the center bearing parts and three u-joints. Dropped it off yesterday and picked it up this afternoon. Noel, (my son) drove it home (about 5 miles) and said it was smooth and quite. Yea! Problem solved!....................not so fast..............
Left for his 4:00 class at 3:00, a 15 mile drive. 3:15 he calls me and say it's vibrating again. I tell him to go on to school and we will look at it later. Texts me from school and say it will not move in reverse???
Drive to the school, leave him my Tundra and take off for home. Smooth as silk and shifts fine ..........................for about 2 miles and starts to jerk and slip. Pull off the road and shut it off, check fluid, kickdown cable and fluid lines, all look good. Started it up after about 10 mins and put it in gear and off we go. Makes it about 2 more miles and same thing.
So a hour later I have made it 12 miles of the 15 and each stint is now about 1/2 mile after 15 min cool down. F it, called my brother to bring the jeep and a tow strap.
Got it home at about 6:30. Went and pulled out the AW71 I bought here from Olddaddy and started cleaning it up. I called Volvo on the way home during one of my 15 min naps on the side of the road and ordered a front and rear seal and a pan gasket. I will do the acc mod and try to get it in this weekend.
At 9:30, started it up and drove it around the block and it ran fine. Should be able to drive it a couple miles to my buddys house to do the swap.
On a good note, My son is driving up to FSU in the AM, about 200 miles away. Might have happened then as opposed to now.