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by Kevtd
07 May 2019, 11:29
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement
Replies: 10
Views: 2799

Re: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement

I know the noise is not my new control arm (held off on the other side until I know whats going on) hitting the sub frame. It was doing so due to being considerably bulkier then the original but that has been resolved and it is no longer contacting anything. The sound occurs only on hard breaking, h...
by Kevtd
07 May 2019, 07:31
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement
Replies: 10
Views: 2799

Re: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement

It looks like we have eleminated all the noises except one. A loud metalic clack I would discribe as similar to two ball bearing hitting. It has a kind of ring to it.

Right now I'm thinking I over extended my CV shaft and messed it up. I can't feel or see anything out of place however.
by Kevtd
06 May 2019, 16:39
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement
Replies: 10
Views: 2799

Re: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement

Aftermarket control arms? That was my experience. Some (most?) of them are crap. The rubber bushes aren't formulated properly to achieve the proper mechanical charistics, don't properly control arm movement, resulting with the control arm bouncing and banging against the subframe. If that's not it,...
by Kevtd
06 May 2019, 14:26
Forum: S60, V70, V70-XC 2001-07
Topic: 05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement
Replies: 10
Views: 2799

05 XC70 Front End Noise After Control Arm Replacement

Hi all hopefully someone has some idea what this is about. So this weekend in an attempt to fix some clunking from my front end I replaced my driver side lower control arm, by far it was the worst suspension job I have ever had and a total mess. When I went to test drive it afterwords however I was ...