New Member Help Steering Problem

Mar 9th, 2004, 17:50

Hi all you S/V40 owners.
I have just bought a 2001Y S40 1.8 SE,and am enjoying it so far.
But after driving for journeys of 30 mins or more the steering develops a squeeking noise,sounds like a dry rubber bush maybe, anyone had a similar problem.
Doug

vjck_uk · Mar 9th, 2004, 19:41

Get a bit of wd40 around the steering column and the joints on the lower end.
It won't hurt anything inside the car or the electrics.

Rooster · Mar 9th, 2004, 23:38

There is a mod out for that it involves greasing the top of the steering rack inside the car, but theres no point trailing to a dealer to have it done cos it never works. Try as suggested above thats my advise to.

Mar 11th, 2004, 18:58

Thank you both for your advice, I have spoken to friend who is a motor mechanic, he says it might be the steering wheel nylon bushes as the noise is more a rubbing or binding than a squeaking noise.
Luckly I bought it from a volvo dealer with a year waranty, so have booked it in tomorrow for a check over, shall let you know what the garage says.

Mar 22nd, 2004, 19:01

You were right craig, the volvo garage tried greasing the two seals on steering linkage but no better, I had to take it back the following Friday to have a new Steering rack fitted, they said the noise was comming from one of the unverseal joints joining the steering rack to the steering colum, and the noise was vibrating up to the steering colum. The new steering rack and joints seems to have cured the problem so far.

Mar 9th, 2004, 17:50	#1
loco1949 Guest Location:	New Member Help Steering Problem Hi all you S/V40 owners. I have just bought a 2001Y S40 1.8 SE,and am enjoying it so far. But after driving for journeys of 30 mins or more the steering develops a squeeking noise,sounds like a dry rubber bush maybe, anyone had a similar problem. Doug

Mar 9th, 2004, 19:41	#2
vjck_uk Premier member Last Online: Jul 29th, 2017 15:54 Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: southern edge of birmingham	RE: New Member Help Steering Problem Get a bit of wd40 around the steering column and the joints on the lower end. It won't hurt anything inside the car or the electrics.

Mar 9th, 2004, 23:38	#3
Rooster Speed freak Last Online: Apr 3rd, 2020 22:04 Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Yorkshire	RE: New Member Help Steering Problem There is a mod out for that it involves greasing the top of the steering rack inside the car, but theres no point trailing to a dealer to have it done cos it never works. Try as suggested above thats my advise to.

Mar 11th, 2004, 18:58	#4
loco1949 Guest Location:	RE: New Member Help Steering Problem Thank you both for your advice, I have spoken to friend who is a motor mechanic, he says it might be the steering wheel nylon bushes as the noise is more a rubbing or binding than a squeaking noise. Luckly I bought it from a volvo dealer with a year waranty, so have booked it in tomorrow for a check over, shall let you know what the garage says.

Mar 22nd, 2004, 19:01	#5
loco1949 Guest Location:	RE: New Member Help Steering Problem You were right craig, the volvo garage tried greasing the two seals on steering linkage but no better, I had to take it back the following Friday to have a new Steering rack fitted, they said the noise was comming from one of the unverseal joints joining the steering rack to the steering colum, and the noise was vibrating up to the steering colum. The new steering rack and joints seems to have cured the problem so far.

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