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Unexplainable front end 'clunk' 700 1991

posted by  someone claiming to be Tim K. on  Fri Apr 4 03:30 CST 2003 [RELATED]

I must tell you... Many bricksters have had the same problems, Including myself. I can sympathize with you when you say "I tried to ignore it but it just drives you crazy". Things like this will most certainly cause some grief, angziety, and alow you to educate yourself a bit. Don't get overly frustrated, though.

You may have an issue with your radius rod bushings (especially if they car wasn't loaded with curb weight before they were tightened). This will cause premature part failure. Also, keep in mind, the suspension system is a "system". Which means it has many components that can cause one symptom. You will find that fixing one component in any system will not cure the symptom. It may take several diagnostic attempts.

Brake pusling is a good one. After replacing the radius rod bushings correctly there may still be a pulsing problem. I broke down and replaced the hub/rotor assembly. If you dig hard in the FAQ you will find that there was an engineering problem with the hub rotor assembly for 700 series Volvos up to and including the 1992 model year. This would be true if your car came with the one peice component. If your mechanic checks he will find a conversion kit to remedy this problem. All mechanics will not know to look for this unless he has seen this before. I almost had to force my mechanic to research for me to confirm this. My brakes are like new now.

I hope this information is helpful. Please, keep us informed.


740 GLE (229,000mi)






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