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Originally Posted by JamesS44
Once the propshaft is out, removing the flange is pretty straight forward, air gun the nut off as it is very tight then just tap the flange off.
Changing the pump, filter and oil is then simple.
Reassembling is straight forward apart from trying to get the propshaft back in the flange as it is very tight for clearance(this would be easier with two people)
Hope this helps anyone who is thinking of doing this on car with the large flange.
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Having done this job myself, the only thing that I would add is that when you have the flange off, it's a good idea to remove the flange pinion seal and fit a new one.
Genuine seal from Volvo was pretty cheap and it only adds an extra 10 minutes to the job.
If you go to all that trouble and after full reassembly and road test find that the old seal is now leaking after being disturbed it would be .............................
Chances are everything will be fine though.👍