Noise and Vibration ?

pacman67 · Jan 11th, 2010, 09:04

Since a spin up in deep snow my 98 xc seems more noisy and vibrates at speed.
I dont know if i,m just imagining this or not. It feels like its a bit more noisy when the power is applied, and the vibrations come in over 50mph. I checked the ATF level and it was below minimum on hot level after a run, could this make the box noisy? The vibrations are on the steering wheel, could be the badly kerbed alloy, and also in the seat as if from the rear. Any ideas out there, as i cant see spinning the wheels for a minute would cause any damage.

vampwitch · Jan 11th, 2010, 09:14

Hi Pacman, sounds similar to something I experienced last year. My vibration was throught the steering and the seats, felt it more on a right hand turn, and the source was from the passenger footwell. In the end I replaced the nearside driveshaft, and eventually had to repalce the hub as the bearing sounded dry. Since then (splinters from scratching head), it has been fine.

Just hope yours is a lot less expensive than this.

pacman67 · Jan 11th, 2010, 09:27

Ive just replaced the front l/h side driveshaft and hub after hitting the kerb on ice. Was yours front or rear you replaced?

vampwitch · Jan 11th, 2010, 10:31

Ìt was the front nearside. The vibration was felt throught the seats. The worrying thing was the prop shaft had been off for a replacement exhaust manifold gasket, but thankfully the prop shaft was not the culprit.

pacman67 · Jan 11th, 2010, 10:34

Hmmm, thats the one ive just replaced, it was s/h though. I,ll have to get her up in the air to spin some wheels and have a listen.

Jan 11th, 2010, 09:04	#1
pacman67 VOC Member Last Online: Dec 6th, 2023 14:09 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond N Yorks	Noise and Vibration ? Since a spin up in deep snow my 98 xc seems more noisy and vibrates at speed. I dont know if i,m just imagining this or not. It feels like its a bit more noisy when the power is applied, and the vibrations come in over 50mph. I checked the ATF level and it was below minimum on hot level after a run, could this make the box noisy? The vibrations are on the steering wheel, could be the badly kerbed alloy, and also in the seat as if from the rear. Any ideas out there, as i cant see spinning the wheels for a minute would cause any damage. __________________ Regards, pacman67 previously held: V40 TD & S40 2ltr P1,V40 P2 sport lux, V70 XC P1, XC70 P2, V70 D5 P2 and P3, V40 T4,V70R, C30 R Design. currently held: V70 P3 D5 SE LUX, XC90 MK2 Inscription Pro.

Jan 11th, 2010, 09:27	#3
pacman67 VOC Member Last Online: Dec 6th, 2023 14:09 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond N Yorks	Ive just replaced the front l/h side driveshaft and hub after hitting the kerb on ice. Was yours front or rear you replaced? __________________ Regards, pacman67 previously held: V40 TD & S40 2ltr P1,V40 P2 sport lux, V70 XC P1, XC70 P2, V70 D5 P2 and P3, V40 T4,V70R, C30 R Design. currently held: V70 P3 D5 SE LUX, XC90 MK2 Inscription Pro.

Jan 11th, 2010, 10:34	#5
pacman67 VOC Member Last Online: Dec 6th, 2023 14:09 Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Richmond N Yorks	Hmmm, thats the one ive just replaced, it was s/h though. I,ll have to get her up in the air to spin some wheels and have a listen. __________________ Regards, pacman67 previously held: V40 TD & S40 2ltr P1,V40 P2 sport lux, V70 XC P1, XC70 P2, V70 D5 P2 and P3, V40 T4,V70R, C30 R Design. currently held: V70 P3 D5 SE LUX, XC90 MK2 Inscription Pro.

Jan 11th, 2010, 09:14	#2
vampwitch Senior Member Last Online: Jun 18th, 2024 12:56 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall	Hi Pacman, sounds similar to something I experienced last year. My vibration was throught the steering and the seats, felt it more on a right hand turn, and the source was from the passenger footwell. In the end I replaced the nearside driveshaft, and eventually had to repalce the hub as the bearing sounded dry. Since then (splinters from scratching head), it has been fine. Just hope yours is a lot less expensive than this.

Jan 11th, 2010, 10:31	#4
vampwitch Senior Member Last Online: Jun 18th, 2024 12:56 Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Cornwall	Ìt was the front nearside. The vibration was felt throught the seats. The worrying thing was the prop shaft had been off for a replacement exhaust manifold gasket, but thankfully the prop shaft was not the culprit.

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