markcrim
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It behaves well on the freeway with the Empire axle. Maybe I got lucky.
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Well I put in the Empire axle, and at least at 30mph it's silent so far. I'll take it on a Bay Area commute tomorrow, so should be able to get it up to 35, 40mph if lucky & will report back once I get it up to speed. As an aside, the ball joint came out of the knuckle easily for me--just a little rust on it (California, right?). But I had a bear of a time getting the axle out of the hub. Ended up using a puller, hammering and using a breaking bar on that, and oh-so-gradually it started to budge; from there I just hammered it out. I think I whaled on the puller so hard I screwed up its threads. There was a lot of oily, black, grainy crud on the splines. Greased the new one of course. Thanks again for all the advice.
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Inspection. It's not acting up in any way.
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Ugh, I see your point. Yeah, I don't know that it just recently cracked. It's more likely that it's been months at least. I guess I'll put in the new axle and see what happens, hanging onto the old one to use as a core or to be rebuilt if need be.
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Thanks, all! FCP is a parts mail-order supplier who were a reliable source of good parts for my Volvo. Unfortunately I already have the new axle, which is a new Empire one. I do see mixed things about these axles online, so it sounds like rebooting is a better idea.
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Greetings! I have a 2007 2.5i Ltd. with 95K miles on it. I'm a DIYer interested to learn about what to watch out for on this car, what preventative stuff to do, and what the essential resources are (forums and other sites, parts sites, manuals, ...). I'm starting with swapping in a new passenger axle (torn boot) and doing a timing belt service (got the axle and a timing belt kit from FCP). Thank you for any advice! Best, Mark