85 760 Turbo wandering in corners (help)

Discussion in 'Volvo 760' started by newsman, May 3, 2005.

  1. newsman

    newsman Guest

    my 85 760 turbo has had, new tyres, new strut inserts, disks machined,
    bearings re-packed and a wheel alignment. All in an effort to cure unstable
    high speed driving, it has worked. But now it has (and may have always but
    hard to detect with other loose elements in the front end) a tendency to
    wander whilst in the midst of left hand bend in the road. After the previous
    work it did seem to tighten up and there doesn't seem to be any play in the
    system.

    Is it possible that the wheel alignment, wasn't and something has been
    missed by my mechanic? Does this sound like too much toe out?

    Thanks.
     
    newsman, May 3, 2005
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  2. newsman

    Mike F Guest

    You don't mention anything about bushings, but assuming they're ok, then
    your alignment or one of the new strut inserts is suspect. And problems
    could exist in the rear suspension too.

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    Mike F.
    Thornhill (near Toronto), Ont.

    Replace tt with t (twice!) and remove parentheses to email me directly.
    (But I check the newsgroup more often than this email address.)
     
    Mike F, May 3, 2005
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    WJ Guest

    I just bought a 92 960 with 180K miles on it, and it handles poorly in
    corners. In discussing the problem with a Volvo mechanic, he recommended
    that I plan on replacing (among other things that you've already dealt with
    on your rig) the control arm strut bushings. This is the little strut on
    the control arm that positions your wheel fore and aft. He told me to do
    this test: Have someone drive the car at walking speed, and walk along
    beside it, watching the front tire. Have the driver hit the brakes
    suddenly. He said that if those bushings are worn, you'll be able to see
    the front tires move back as the brakes are applied. I'll go ahead and do
    the controll arm bushings, the ball joints, and all the sway bar bushings
    while I have mine apart.

    Cheers,
    Walt
     
    WJ, May 3, 2005
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    James Sweet Guest

    How're the bushings in the torque rods in the rear of the car? Mine are
    getting really sloppy and the car has some weird handling characteristics, I
    was checking everything in the front end when I noticed just how visibly bad
    the torque rod bearings are, feels like a front end problem but it's the
    rear axel alignment changing.
     
    James Sweet, May 4, 2005
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  5. newsman

    newsman Guest

    Thanks

    I will give this a try....

    I just hope my wife doesn't run me over doing it

    Paul
     
    newsman, May 4, 2005
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  6. newsman

    newsman Guest

    Is there a simple test rear end problems or just visual
     
    newsman, May 4, 2005
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    James Sweet Guest

    Well if they're really bad you can see it, otherwise if they've never been
    replaced and the car has over 100k on it, you may as well replace them.
     
    James Sweet, May 6, 2005
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    vinran1 Guest

    This item ( strut arm bushings) can also make it seem like a brake
    problem, I found out.

    When I brought my old 84 760T in for clicking/clunking noises from the
    brakes, a local chain store mechanic/screw artist informed me that
    both rotors, calipers, pads, etc. needed to be replaced at over
    800$....

    when I jumped away quickly to someone else for a second opinion, it
    was merely those bushings, which were under 200$ for the pair, rather
    than over 800$ for a non-essential brake job deluxe.

    I would have been really really pissed had I paid the first clowns
    that kind of money, only to have the same problems afterwards!
     
    vinran1, May 13, 2005
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