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Mystery solved on V70 R V70-XC70 1998

posted by  musiclady on  Wed Nov 13 15:58 CST 2002
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About a month ago I posted a message about a "clunk" in the rear end of my '98 V70 R that occured when my speed hit aroung 50mph+.(I had just purchased the car) I had looked at the tires and they were all Michelin Pilots. What I didn't realize was that the 2 front tires were the XGT H4 and the rear were V. Also one rear was almost worn out and the other was fairly new. The 2 front tires were worn on the outsides.

Yesterday I replaced all 4 tires with brand new Pilot XGT H4's and my mysterious "clunk" went away!!!! Today I had the front end aligned and my V70 R is a very happy car.

I stopped by my mechanic and told him and he couldn't believe that the differences in tires and tread had caused the clunking noise. He was just as happy as I was since he couldn't figure out what was causing it. I'm real happy that I changed the tires before I put a bunch of money into the vicious coupling!

This confirms what I have read on this site about even tire wear being very important to the health of the AWD's. Thanks to all the good input that everyone contibutes.

Lynda
Saffron Pearl '98 V70 R AWD
Sacramento, CA






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