Car is a Ford Freestyle, similar unit to Volvo S/V 60/70, XC70/90. There's a front "bevel gear" which sends power to the rear Haldex unit and differential. All 3 units have their own fluid--the bevel gear isn't mixed w/the transmission. There are no drain plugs, only fill holes, so the fluids have to be sucked out with a vacuum pump.
The rear 2 fluids were no problem, I sucked out almost everything in 1 shot. The front is a different story. Even with the smallest hose I can find, I just get out around 8 oz. or so. My FSM listed the capacity as 11 oz, but I now know that's way off--it's closer to 24 oz. This is what happens when technical writers start confusing liters and pints. Stay in school, kids!
So, I've done 2 drain/drive around/fills, and I'm still annoyed at the color of the fluid. Volvo America has a procedure for drilling a drain, but my car is different enough that is doesn't directly apply.
The Volvo procedure is LINK here.
As you can see HERE , mine looks slightly different--no damper. If you check out the attached photo, I'm thinking of removing the bolt on the bottom, holding that little two-pronged piece drilling inside the threads (like on the VoA instructions), and draining from there. I actually think that (and the blank slot to its left) are there for a vibration damper if the MFG chooses to install one, but I'm not sure). Then I'd wrap the bolt in teflon tape and re-install.
Terrible idea? Genius? Just do another drain and fill and get on with your life?
If I go this route, anything to worry about? Hitting the female threads and drilling too far and hitting a gear are the only potential problems. Well that, and leaking from the bolt.
Thoughts?
The rear 2 fluids were no problem, I sucked out almost everything in 1 shot. The front is a different story. Even with the smallest hose I can find, I just get out around 8 oz. or so. My FSM listed the capacity as 11 oz, but I now know that's way off--it's closer to 24 oz. This is what happens when technical writers start confusing liters and pints. Stay in school, kids!
So, I've done 2 drain/drive around/fills, and I'm still annoyed at the color of the fluid. Volvo America has a procedure for drilling a drain, but my car is different enough that is doesn't directly apply.
The Volvo procedure is LINK here.
As you can see HERE , mine looks slightly different--no damper. If you check out the attached photo, I'm thinking of removing the bolt on the bottom, holding that little two-pronged piece drilling inside the threads (like on the VoA instructions), and draining from there. I actually think that (and the blank slot to its left) are there for a vibration damper if the MFG chooses to install one, but I'm not sure). Then I'd wrap the bolt in teflon tape and re-install.
Terrible idea? Genius? Just do another drain and fill and get on with your life?
If I go this route, anything to worry about? Hitting the female threads and drilling too far and hitting a gear are the only potential problems. Well that, and leaking from the bolt.
Thoughts?
