Re: Volvo Composite Outdrive
They are JUNK..................... Assuming you are referring to the XDP
Volvo even stopped manufacturing them after a few years. The X now means ex.
They are NOT a composite drive, just a composite coating over aluminum, and the aluminum did corrode, you just couldn't see it.
They had a bad habit of killing the ujoint bellows, and water in the bellows was a constant problem. Volvo stopped manufacture after the last campaign to cure the bellows problem.
Working on them is very difficult, even to just take the drive off and put it back on.
Few dealers have tools to work on them.