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MOT Failure - Wheels rubbing - useful info!

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Old Jul 9th, 2007, 22:19   #11
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Unless really excessive this is not a cause of MOT failure should have been pass and advise.
Tell your MOT tester to read the last Matters of Testing magazine as there is a particular reference to Volvo and this problem.
Your car should not have failed for this reason.
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Old Nov 9th, 2007, 15:58   #12
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Mine did this so I took it back to the place I got it from and they swopped the lock stops from side to side that has fixed the problem, mine has done 138k and has 17 inch wheels.
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Old Nov 9th, 2007, 18:08   #13
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The tyres rubbing the arch should NOT fail as Volvo provide metal plates for the tyres to rub on . Volvo put the plates there to pass the MOT , get your Tester to read his Tester's Manual ... Appeal ... The same applies to Morgan cars , they have an alloy block bolted to the chassis for this very purpose as well .
When you have 18" wheels you really need the stop kit from Volvo otherwise the rubbing is so bad the plates rub through eventualy.
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Old Nov 28th, 2007, 14:47   #14
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I found my S60 with 18" alloy also got this problem. I got photos to show...
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Old Nov 28th, 2007, 14:50   #15
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One thing I don't quite understand is:

Why the driver side got an extra plat while passenger side doesn't?

Could it be the passenger side plat simply been rubbed off?

Although the passenger side doen't have extra plat, the original plat shows it's metal inside as well.
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Old Dec 5th, 2007, 18:11   #16
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I've fitted the 5 mm spacers to my 18" alloy. It does the job. I cannot hear the rubbing noise any more ;-)
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Old Dec 22nd, 2007, 10:14   #17
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Hello

Just discovered forum last night after my S60 failed it's MOT yesterday.

Has 18" nebula wheels and sports and winter pack, 04/53.

Checked out the VOSA link provided by one of you guys but it says there should be no tyre contact when 'static' and this is the reason that it failed according to the tester.

The other, and far more serious problem is that the tyres were so badly worn on the inner portion that I actually got a flat tyre as the rubber had completely worn through to the wire part of the tyre!

Whilst I can appreciate there has always been a bit of a rubbing sound on full lock this surely can't be right can it? man a t volvo told me it was a 'quirk' of the car!

It's now 3 days before Christmas and I'm waiting for Rybrook's in Chester to ring me back and sort it all out - although I won't be holding my breath.

Has anyone else had catastrophic tyre wear in under one year with the nebula wheels?
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Old Dec 22nd, 2007, 10:33   #18
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Firstly if the tyres lightly rub on the plate put there by volvo to prevent it failing MOT then it shouldnt have failed on this point, the tester really should read his testers manual where this is specificaly mentioned as not a fail !

Secondly , has the tyre worn through due to misalignment? I would be very surprised if it has worn through due to solely rubbing on the plate at full lock !

Thirdly , with 18" wheels you need the volvo stop kit which cures the problem , there are different stops which fit in the steering rack and also thicker block stops on the suspension arms . Also if your camber is set too negative this will inflame the situation ...
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Old Feb 2nd, 2008, 18:00   #19
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i d the same problem on my s 80 i noticed that the plastic lock stops fitted i assume as standard had worm quite badly so i swapped them over from one side to another whilst i was doing this i fitted 1 washer behind each one and added wheel spacer hey presto no rubbing at all and virtually no loss of lock as only 1 washer behind each nut used good luck
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Hi!

Swopped my wheels from front to back the other day to get some even wear and discovered the 18" Pegasus wheels the previous owner put on have been rubbing on the inner front wheel arch, they were brand new on so 8 months ago so the rubbing hasnt been that bad so far. I have 225 40 tyres, I think they are only rubbing on full lock and when the suspension is down. I have a 54 plate D5 sport, dont know if this makes any difference in terms of suspensions height?

What do I need to solve the problem, wheel spacers or stop locks? Want to know before I go to my local Volvo garage and they try and rip me off. Wheres the best place to get them from? I dont have the rubbing plates by the way. also if this is a known design fault, does volvo offer any sort of free modification?

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