Strange noise near the steering wheel in steering column S70 98

It's been a few weeks and the noise haven't returned. I've driven the
car for a few weeks now and put at least 200 miles - so I guess re-
lubricating the bearing ring got rid of the noise.

James, Tim, Jeff, thank you all for the support!

On Jan 12, 11:06 am, Henry n <henry...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On Jan 8, 2:49 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> > "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >news:308ca083-353d-4ad8-a53b-(E-Mail Removed)...
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> > > On Jan 7, 3:00 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
> > >> "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> > >>news:247972a7-055f-4eba-929f-(E-Mail Removed)...
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> > >> >I have a 1998 S70 with 105K miles on it. For some reason about 2 month
> > >> > back my car had developed a strangenoisethat comes behind the
> > >> >steeringwheelin thesteeringcolumn. It is a scweekingnoisewhen I
> > >> > trun thesteering. I checked and I have mysteeringfluid level at
> > >> > right level. Interestingly enough when I added a bit moresteering
> > >> > fluid thenoisedeappeared for a little while. Also when thenoisere-
> > >> > appeared again, I just sprayed WD40 (lubricant) between thesteering
> > >> >wheelandsteeringcolumn and it worked for a while too. Any idea what
> > >> > might be the cause of thisnoiseand how to diagnose it?
>
> > >> It's the slip rings for the horn. They all do it when cold. Goes away
> > >> when
> > >> the interior warms up abit. Don't worry about it!
>
> > >> Tim..
>
> > > It actually sounds like it is coming right below thesteeringwheel,
> > > not as far as the bearing. It does go away in a bit, yet it's fairly
> > > annoying. Will try the bearing fix this weekend just in case -
> > > hopefully it's not hard.
>
> > > Yet you are right and it is a slip ring, is it hard to fix? Are they
> > > expensive? Any pointers to places that cell them on-line (are they
> > > officially called slip rings).
>
> > Not sure what the officialVolvoterm would be, but we call them slip rings.
>
> > I would not attempt to replace it yourself, unless you are perfectly
> > experienced with safely dis-arming, removing, storing, and then refitting
> > the airbag, as thesteeringwheelhas to come off to reach the slip-ring
> > unit, which is mounted on thesteeringcolumn, directly below thesteering
> >wheel. I would say that a light coating with graphite or perhaps copper
> > grease is all it would need to silence it, rather than replacement.
>
> > Tim..
>
> Thank you for the responses. I've gone through the instructions onhttp://volvospeed.com/bay13.htm and re-lubricated the bearing ring.
> It was an easy thing to do, I think it will take longer to clean-up
> the grease that got on the carpeting near thesteeringcolumn. Thenoisedisappeared, but then I haven't driven the car too much this
> weekend. Will try it this week and see if the problem is fixed.

No worries, Bay 13 has saved me a few times.
Jeff


On 24/01/09 3:40 AM, in article
b1c34acd-f4ef-4392-98a9-042299816f6c...oglegroups.com, "Henry n"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> It's been a few weeks and the noise haven't returned. I've driven the
> car for a few weeks now and put at least 200 miles - so I guess re-
> lubricating the bearing ring got rid of the noise.
>
> James, Tim, Jeff, thank you all for the support!
>
> On Jan 12, 11:06 am, Henry n <henry...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On Jan 8, 2:49 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
>>
>>
>>
>>> "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>> news:308ca083-353d-4ad8-a53b-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>> On Jan 7, 3:00 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
>>>>> "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>>> news:247972a7-055f-4eba-929f-(E-Mail Removed)...
>>
>>>>>> I have a 1998 S70 with 105K miles on it. For some reason about 2 month
>>>>>> back my car had developed a strangenoisethat comes behind the
>>>>>> steeringwheelin thesteeringcolumn. It is a scweekingnoisewhen I
>>>>>> trun thesteering. I checked and I have mysteeringfluid level at
>>>>>> right level. Interestingly enough when I added a bit moresteering
>>>>>> fluid thenoisedeappeared for a little while. Also when thenoisere-
>>>>>> appeared again, I just sprayed WD40 (lubricant) between thesteering
>>>>>> wheelandsteeringcolumn and it worked for a while too. Any idea what
>>>>>> might be the cause of thisnoiseand how to diagnose it?
>>
>>>>> It's the slip rings for the horn. They all do it when cold. Goes away
>>>>> when
>>>>> the interior warms up abit. Don't worry about it!
>>
>>>>> Tim..
>>
>>>> It actually sounds like it is coming right below thesteeringwheel,
>>>> not as far as the bearing. It does go away in a bit, yet it's fairly
>>>> annoying. Will try the bearing fix this weekend just in case -
>>>> hopefully it's not hard.
>>
>>>> Yet you are right and it is a slip ring, is it hard to fix? Are they
>>>> expensive? Any pointers to places that cell them on-line (are they
>>>> officially called slip rings).
>>
>>> Not sure what the officialVolvoterm would be, but we call them slip rings.
>>
>>> I would not attempt to replace it yourself, unless you are perfectly
>>> experienced with safely dis-arming, removing, storing, and then refitting
>>> the airbag, as thesteeringwheelhas to come off to reach the slip-ring
>>> unit, which is mounted on thesteeringcolumn, directly below thesteering
>>> wheel. I would say that a light coating with graphite or perhaps copper
>>> grease is all it would need to silence it, rather than replacement.
>>
>>> Tim..
>>
>> Thank you for the responses. I've gone through the instructions
>> onhttp://volvospeed.com/bay13.htm and re-lubricated the bearing ring.
>> It was an easy thing to do, I think it will take longer to clean-up
>> the grease that got on the carpeting near thesteeringcolumn.
>> Thenoisedisappeared, but then I haven't driven the car too much this
>> weekend. Will try it this week and see if the problem is fixed.
>

After a few weeks the noise re-appeared. I suspect I used the wrong
grease. Could anyone recommend right grease for the bearing? What is
it called in the stores (Kragen, AutoZone) and approximately how much
it runs?
Thank you,

Henry

On Jan 23, 12:53*pm, Jeff Savage <jisav...@people.net.au> wrote:
> No worries, Bay 13 has saved me a few times.
> Jeff
>
> On 24/01/09 3:40 AM, in article
> b1c34acd-f4ef-4392-98a9-042299816...@b38g2000prf.googlegroups.com, "Henryn"
>
>
>
> <henry...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > It's been a few weeks and the noise haven't returned. I've driven the
> > car for a few weeks now and put at least 200 miles - so I guess re-
> > lubricating the bearing ring got rid of the noise.
>
> > James, Tim, Jeff, thank you all for the support!
>
> > On Jan 12, 11:06 am, Henry n <henry...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> On Jan 8, 2:49 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
>
> >>> "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>>news:308ca083-353d-4ad8-a53b-(E-Mail Removed)....
>
> >>>> On Jan 7, 3:00 am, "Tim.." <the.farm...@spam.btinternet.com> wrote:
> >>>>> "Henry n" <henry...@gmail.com> wrote in message
>
> >>>>>news:247972a7-055f-4eba-929f-(E-Mail Removed)...
>
> >>>>>> I have a 1998 S70 with 105K miles on it. For some reason about 2 month
> >>>>>> back my car had developed a strangenoisethat comes behind the
> >>>>>> steeringwheelin thesteeringcolumn. It is a scweekingnoisewhen I
> >>>>>> trun thesteering. I checked and I have mysteeringfluid level at
> >>>>>> right level. Interestingly enough when I added a bit moresteering
> >>>>>> fluid thenoisedeappeared for a little while. Also when thenoisere-
> >>>>>> appeared again, I just sprayed WD40 (lubricant) between thesteering
> >>>>>> wheelandsteeringcolumn and it worked for a while too. Any idea what
> >>>>>> might be the cause of thisnoiseand how to diagnose it?
>
> >>>>> It's the slip rings for the horn. They all do it when cold. Goes away
> >>>>> when
> >>>>> the interior warms up abit. Don't worry about it!
>
> >>>>> Tim..
>
> >>>> It actually sounds like it is coming right below thesteeringwheel,
> >>>> not as far as the bearing. It does go away in a bit, yet it's fairly
> >>>> annoying. Will try the bearing fix this weekend just in case -
> >>>> hopefully it's not hard.
>
> >>>> Yet you are right and it is a slip ring, is it hard to fix? Are they
> >>>> expensive? Any pointers to places that cell them on-line (are they
> >>>> officially called slip rings).
>
> >>> Not sure what the officialVolvoterm would be, but we call them slip rings.
>
> >>> I would not attempt to replace it yourself, unless you are perfectly
> >>> experienced with safely dis-arming, removing, storing, and then refitting
> >>> the airbag, as thesteeringwheelhas to come off to reach the slip-ring
> >>> unit, which is mounted on thesteeringcolumn, directly below thesteering
> >>> wheel. I would say that a light coating with graphite or perhaps copper
> >>> grease is all it would need to silence it, rather than replacement.
>
> >>> Tim..
>
> >> Thank you for the responses. I've gone through the instructions
> >> onhttp://volvospeed.com/bay13.htmand re-lubricated the bearing ring.
> >> It was an easy thing to do, I think it will take longer to clean-up
> >> the grease that got on the carpeting near thesteeringcolumn.
> >> Thenoisedisappeared, but then I haven't driven the car too much this
> >> weekend. Will try it this week and see if the problem is fixed.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

Henry n <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> After a few weeks the noise re-appeared. I suspect I used the wrong
> grease. Could anyone recommend right grease for the bearing? What is
> it called in the stores (Kragen, AutoZone) and approximately how much
> it runs?

Are you sure it is not the turn signal wheel that rubs against the
steering wheel shaft? That would be a lot easier to get at and even
replace if necessary.
--
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA, USA
Owned '67,'68,'71,'74,'79,'81,'87,'93,'95 & '01 Volvos.
The '67,'74,'79,'87,'95 and '01 through European Delivery.
http://rhodyman.net/homevo.html

On Feb 8, 7:10 am, Stephen Henning <pigh...@aol.com> wrote:
> Henry n <henry...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > After a few weeks the noise re-appeared. I suspect I used the wrong
> > grease. Could anyone recommend right grease for the bearing? What is
> > it called in the stores (Kragen, AutoZone) and approximately how much
> > it runs?
>
> Are you sure it is not the turn signal wheel that rubs against the
> steering wheel shaft? That would be a lot easier to get at and even
> replace if necessary.
> --
> Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA, USA
> Owned '67,'68,'71,'74,'79,'81,'87,'93,'95 & '01 Volvos.
> The '67,'74,'79,'87,'95 and '01 through European Delivery.
> http://rhodyman.net/homevo.html

Thank you for responses. I've used different grease and the noise is
gone now for a couple of month! So I think it was the right diagnosis
for my car