hi dave,
thanks for letting me know about the genuine volvo parts. i'm having some issues of sourcing some bearings that appear in need of replacing.

i'm thinking that one bearing, volvo p/n 1232993 (nla) has a broken plastic cage which let's a bearing or two to come in contact with each other. it may not matter, though; it may run in that condition just fine.

let me resolve this bearing issue. i may just return the tranny and get my money back. my garage is already full of spare parts, and i'm not inclined to getting a couple of spares trannies.

working on a decision.

regards,
byron