The message to which you are about to reply is shown first. GO TO REPLY FORM



 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE Replies to this message will be emailed.    PRINT   SAVE 

Lower Control arm to steeriring knuckle slop 850

posted by  B.B. on  Tue Jul 5 09:51 CST 2011
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Mon Oct 6 13:15 CST 2014
[RELATED]

Before I get the alignment, I was looking for the source of some nasty sounds
coming from the front drivers side. Now I find more slop where the lower ball joint attaches to the steering knuckle. This was bad before and its a
Chinese made FCP lower control arm. I could turn the original chinese supplied bolt around for a temporary solution. The FCP sent a Volvo OEM bolt.

Is that right? I read somewhere that there's a pair of shims to be installed
to lock the ball joint. And think that there should be a precision threaded pin there, maybe hardened, instead of a common bolt. what's the story?

The good news is that I found this defect before getting the alignment.

Bill






USERNAME
Use "claim to be" below if you don't want to log in.
PASSWORD
I don't have an account. Sign me up.
CLAIM TO BE
Use only if you don't want to login (post anonymously).
ENTER CAPTCHA CODE
This is required for posting anonymously.
OPTIONS notify by email
Available only to user accounts.
SUBJECT
MODEL/YEAR
MESSAGE

DICTIONARY
LABEL(S) +
IMAGE URL *
[IMAGE LIBRARY (UPLOAD/SELECT)]

* = Field is optional.

+ = Enter space delimited labels for this post. An example entry: 240 muffler


©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.