1998 volvo front end noise

Brian Dickinson · May 19, 2005

My 1998 S70 has developed a noise coming from ( I think) driver's side
front tire area. It sounds like a piece of plastic stuck to the tire
and changes rythym as I speed up and slow down. It stops on a turn or
if I go over a bump. Lokked for anything stuck in between the treads.
Car has 135k Kms. TOTAL brake job .. front, back , calipiers ( as
they had rusted from sitting in driveway for 3 months) and emergency
brake last June.

Any suggrestions when I go to a Mech. and ask him to find/fix the
noise.

Brian

jg · May 20, 2005

Brian Dickinson said:
My 1998 S70 has developed a noise coming from ( I think) driver's side
front tire area. It sounds like a piece of plastic stuck to the tire
and changes rythym as I speed up and slow down. It stops on a turn or
if I go over a bump. Lokked for anything stuck in between the treads.
Car has 135k Kms. TOTAL brake job .. front, back , calipiers ( as
they had rusted from sitting in driveway for 3 months) and emergency
brake last June.

Any suggrestions when I go to a Mech. and ask him to find/fix the
noise.

Did you jack it up and run the wheel so you can tell if it's mechanical or
the tyre? While it's up have a good look for a nail.

Brian Dickinson · May 20, 2005

the only thing I change on my car, are the radio stations. If I knew
how to " jack it up" , I would have, Yes I looked for a nail ........
I actually took my car into my company's "lighted garage", and looked
for a nial, drove it a few feet, and looked for a nail. Then I posted
my question.

thank you for you reply.

Mike F · May 20, 2005

jg said:
Did you jack it up and run the wheel so you can tell if it's mechanical or
the tyre? While it's up have a good look for a nail.

Also CV joints can make a noise like this, but these noises are usually
accompanied by lots of grease inside the wheel and wheel opening (failed
boot), and the noise changes as the steering wheel is turned.

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Mike F.
Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

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jg · May 20, 2005

Without meaning to sound cynical, you really need to be able to jack the car
if just for changing tyres... one day you will get stuck with a flat, no
matter how insulated from "chores" you can afford to be. The RAC runs basic
courses in car maintenance, in some countries that knowledge is part of the
license test. Saying that, I don't think any of the women in this household
can do it.