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increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

posted by  db on  Tue Dec 19 01:36 CST 2006
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I have a 98 S70 N.A. with 165K on it. I have noticed an increase in road noise while driving. It sounds like I have all terrain tires on my car. I have goodyear assurance tripletreds that have about 40K on them. I have rotated and the noise hasn't changed. I thought that the front bearings were going as it seems like they would at this mileage and so I changed them both. That wasn't it (ouch). I did the swaybar links at the same time. The only thing I noticed while doing the bearings is that one of my control arm balljoints (passenger side) was shot...I could make it rock back and forth just by hand. I was always under the impression that bad balljoints only caused creaking/nocking when going over bumps and turns...could they cause a grinding/harsh road noise too?

The sound doesn't change whether accelerating or coasting and it doesn't change when in neutral or when braking. Tire rotation didn't seem to do anything. Any ideas??








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    increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be ksg on  Tue Dec 19 03:45 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    Fix the ball joint right away. Not worth risking your life! Maybe if joint is so loose there is an odd resonance in the car. Can you feel the looseness when steering at very low speed or still (e.g. parallel parking)? I did and ignored it a while. The joint failed, fortunately while parking, not driving.








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    increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Mr. Norm on  Tue Dec 19 03:10 CST 2006 [RELATED]

    Could it be that the tires are near the end of their life?








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      increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

      posted by  db on  Tue Dec 19 03:28 CST 2006
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      They have plenty of tread left and are 80K warranty tires and I have about 40K on them. I do all highway driving (interstate). My last set of tires were practically worn bald and weren't noisy.








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        increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

        posted by  KlausC on  Tue Dec 19 06:48 CST 2006
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        When a ball joint goes, so does the alignment. It is a wonder the tire isn't bald.

        Klaus
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        1975 164 w/174,800mi (Sold) 1995 850T w/91,000mi, 1998 V70R w/129,000mi








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          increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

          posted by  db on  Tue Dec 19 08:30 CST 2006
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          do you think that would account for the road noise?








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            increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

            posted by  KlausC on  Tue Dec 19 10:03 CST 2006
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            Most certainly. Uneven pressure on the tire ...
            Just get the ball joint fixed ASAP.

            Klaus
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            1975 164 w/174,800mi (Sold) 1995 850T w/91,000mi, 1998 V70R w/129,000mi








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              increased road noise caused by ??? S70 1998

              posted by  db on  Tue Dec 19 15:35 CST 2006
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              agreed. I ordered them tonight from eeuroparts. I went with the TRW/Moog brand...had good success with them on my old pickup.







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