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Jun 5th, 2023, 19:47 | #1 |
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1998 Volvo 940 estate
Hi All. I'm looking for help with my 940 Volvo estate. The steering has started to make a noise that sounds like a door hinge that badly needs oiling. Can anybody help and explain what this noise is.
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Jun 5th, 2023, 20:08 | #3 |
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Could be a dry ball joint ( I had that with a fiat 127 where the joint rubber had split and the joint began to rust)
Actually thinking about it I think it was the lower swivel joint
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Jun 5th, 2023, 22:47 | #4 |
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Is it a turbo? If so, there is a universal joint that goes stiff and noisy near the turbo because the heat dries the grease out in the UJ.
Alternatively, check the fluid level as suggested above and also the drive belt tension.
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Jun 5th, 2023, 22:54 | #5 |
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I have the same exact issue. It sounds like a boat sometimes
I've also had people telling me it could be air within the system. Honestly I've just learned to live with it, mostly because I assume it's rack n pinion related and so, I'll tolerate it until I don't or until the car fails an MOT because of it. But I had never heard of the UJ theory near the turbo. Which one is it again? so I can check! Mine does it mostly, if not exclusively, when the car is still or going pretty slow, like parking.
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Jun 5th, 2023, 23:15 | #7 |
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In my case it's definitely a squeal. I guess op's the same, since he described it a a "door hinge that needs oil". Which is exactly like mine sounds, like when the doors need lub, but deeper, louder sound from the front/bottom part of the car.
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Jun 6th, 2023, 05:40 | #8 |
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Sounds like the belt is loose or there is rust/debris built up on the crank/waterpump/power steering pulley. If you sand the old rubber that gets built up on them off and or the rust if the belt is properly adjusted you'll probably find the noise lessens or goes away.
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Jun 6th, 2023, 09:08 | #9 |
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This applied to the 240 model with three belts:~
The car developed a "squeal" on starting but disappeared when running. I had degreased the engine & associated parts some weeks prior so had my suspicion that a belt had been slipping. The cure had been to remove the belts washing away any grease in hot soapy water: The pulleys had also been cleaned and any rust areas sanded back. Not a squeak since! Bob. |
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