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 

Front end woes! 200 85

posted by  someone claiming to be Terrence Town on  Sun Jul 8 10:21 CST 2001 [RELATED]

OK, so I am having some front end problems with my '85 240DL. Don't know a whole lot about suspension/front end parts, but here are the problems: pulls to the right, even though I have the alignment dead on. Also, hear a "popping" sound coming from the right, usually when I hit a bump, and the car shudders at > 50 mph, but only when turning to the left, not the right. Also, noticed that the inner face of the left front tire is badly worn. And, when I stand over the engine compartment and compress the right strut, can replicate the popping noise on the way up, and also hear a strong "sliding" or rubbing noise from the right strut. Both the popping and rubbing are absent from the left strut. The tie rod ends have recently been replaced (just got the car). Are these signs of a bad right strut, or something else? If so, what sort of money am I looking at to do it myself, or to have it done professionally? Thanks!





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.