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Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1988

posted by  someone claiming to be Mike H. on  Sun Apr 22 11:26 CST 2001 [RELATED]

Hi folks,

I've had this problem for a while so I'm getting worried about it. Anyways, whenever I turn the car left or right, I get this creaking noise coming from the front of the car and the steering whell shakes a little. I'm afraid it has something to do with the steering column. Can anybody enlighten me what this might be? I'm going to turn it into the dealer tomorrow but I would like to get a feel on what this might be. Thanks for your input.

Mike H.







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    Re: Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be Ray Niblett on  Tue Apr 24 05:39 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    On the S and V models the most common cause of this is the

    steering stops. This may be the problem if it occurs at

    full-lock when turning the steering wheel and backing off

    the wheel angle a bit causes it to stop. This site shows

    you how to lube the sterring stops:

    http://volvospeed.com/steerstops.htm







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      Re: Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1999

      posted by  someone claiming to be RD on  Thu May 3 07:23 CST 2001 [RELATED]



      Hello Gents,

      I am now getting the creaking also. This seems to be

      a spring time phenomenon. My creaking happens at

      about the 75% turn radius so I am wondering if this

      is still probably the wheel stops. I am going to Pep

      Boys to get the axil grease which Volvo speed says to

      apply the the stop pads. If this is not the problem

      could it then be the stablizer link bushings which

      the photo shows closer to the firewall. Dealer replaced

      them last year.

      If the creak is comming from the stibilzer link bushings

      is there any lubricant I can apply without fear of dry-out.

      I don't feel like going to the dealer every year to have

      a stablizer service. Also are there many grease points

      on the 70 series cars which we can lub ourselves?

      Any help appreciated.

      Thanks, RD 99' c70







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        Re: Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1999

        posted by  someone claiming to be Rob P on  Wed May 9 17:36 CST 2001 [RELATED]

        Interesting , I just bought a 2000 C-70 conv. with 12K miles and I heard the same noise when turning left. It also sounded like the stop pad. Hope it's not a CV already.







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    Re: Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be Carl on  Mon Apr 23 15:44 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Mike,

    Just curious the root cause.... I have a 2000 C70 HPT coupe. We had the noise on an 80 that was the stabilizer bar end link (sway bar end link). We alro had a wierd clunk that was the top strut mounting point bushing. Both of these were at about 60,000. Hope yours was minor problem and parts were in stock...

    Carl







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    Re: Car creaking when turning - need help. C70 1988

    posted by  someone claiming to be Claude on  Sun Apr 22 13:19 CST 2001 [RELATED]

    Hi !

    I had the same problem with my S 70 1999. I went to the dealer's last week

    and they first put grease everywhere at the top and the bottom of the

    McPherson strut on the left side (that is where the noise was coming

    from), but it did not change anything. Then, they discovered that the

    noise was coming from the stab link ( I do not know what it is ) at the

    bottom of the strut, behind the wheel. They changed it in fifteen minutes

    and that was it: no more problem.

    I hope this can reassure you. It was nothing dangerous.






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