knocking under front on s80 volvo?

hi
got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
front.
checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!

col

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
(E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> hi
> got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
> front.
> checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
> a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
> body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>
> col

Have you checked the steering ball-joints?
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Roger
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yep, i had some knocking on my 00 s80, ball joints...



On Sep 13, 6:36 am, "Roger Mills" <watt.ty...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>
> colin...@hotmail.com <colin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
> > hi
> > got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
> > front.
> > checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
> > a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
> > body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>
> > col
>
> Have you checked the steering ball-joints?
> --
> Cheers,
> Roger
> ______
> Email address maintained for newsgroup use only, and not regularly
> monitored.. Messages sent to it may not be read for several weeks.
> PLEASE REPLY TO NEWSGROUP!

On Sep 13, 4:02 am, colin...@hotmail.com wrote:
> hi
> got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
> front.
> checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
> a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
> body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>
> col

Check the MacPherson stut mounts.

everything seems ok, cannot move any ball joints, but will maybe jack
it up again and have a look,
thanks for all the help


On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 13:36:43 +0100, "Roger Mills"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>(E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> hi
>> got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
>> front.
>> checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
>> a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
>> body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>>
>> col
>
>Have you checked the steering ball-joints?

In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
(E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

> everything seems ok, cannot move any ball joints, but will maybe jack
> it up again and have a look,
> thanks for all the help
>

Did the knocking occur when going in a straight line, or when on a tight
curve? I don't know whether the S80/New V70 are the same but the old S/V70s
used to suffer from a knock at full lock on rough ground if the lock stops
weren't lubricated. At full lock, a nylon pad on the suspension moves up and
down against the lock stop and makes an awful noise. A smear of grease on
the pads fixes it.
--
Cheers,
Roger
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on rough ground there is no knock, but slightly bumpy roads say a
small pothole, it knocks, but not when turning ect. seems only on the
nearside front.
maybe it is a worn joint that does not show up when i jack the car up.
col



On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:34:28 +0100, "Roger Mills"
<(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
>(E-Mail Removed) <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:
>
>> everything seems ok, cannot move any ball joints, but will maybe jack
>> it up again and have a look,
>> thanks for all the help
>>
>
>Did the knocking occur when going in a straight line, or when on a tight
>curve? I don't know whether the S80/New V70 are the same but the old S/V70s
>used to suffer from a knock at full lock on rough ground if the lock stops
>weren't lubricated. At full lock, a nylon pad on the suspension moves up and
>down against the lock stop and makes an awful noise. A smear of grease on
>the pads fixes it.

my joints knocked when cold in the am.....not so bad
later in the day, once things warmed up......

richard
colorado






On Sep 14, 1:00 am, colin...@hotmail.com wrote:
> on rough ground there is no knock, but slightly bumpy roads say a
> small pothole, it knocks, but not when turning ect. seems only on the
> nearside front.
> maybe it is a worn joint that does not show up when i jack the car up.
> col
>
> On Thu, 13 Sep 2007 19:34:28 +0100, "Roger Mills"
>
>
>
> <watt.ty...@googlemail.com> wrote:
> >In an earlier contribution to this discussion,
> >colin...@hotmail.com <colin...@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> >> everything seems ok, cannot move any ball joints, but will maybe jack
> >> it up again and have a look,
> >> thanks for all the help
>
> >Did the knocking occur when going in a straight line, or when on a tight
> >curve? I don't know whether the S80/New V70 are the same but the old S/V70s
> >used to suffer from a knock at full lock on rough ground if the lock stops
> >weren't lubricated. At full lock, a nylon pad on the suspension moves up and
> >down against the lock stop and makes an awful noise. A smear of grease on
> >the pads fixes it.- Hide quoted text -
>
> - Show quoted text -

(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
> hi
> got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
> front.
> checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
> a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
> body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>
> col
I heard the knockin'.
I paid for struts and mounts.
$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$

bf

yeh, all that has been done 2 months ago.

still a knocking
col



On Fri, 21 Sep 2007 08:04:01 -0400, bfiske <(E-Mail Removed)> wrote:

>(E-Mail Removed) wrote:
>> hi
>> got this slight knock going over rough ground, 2000 s80, from nearside
>> front.
>> checked all suspension and bearings, someone mentioned that there was
>> a mod carried out by dealers on the front suspension mounting to the
>> body, any help please. before i take it to a very expensive dealer!
>>
>> col
>I heard the knockin'.
>I paid for struts and mounts.
>$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$$
>
>bf