Just to close this out on a good note. I traded emails with Mike Rivera @ fcp groton and he immediately offered to send out a Boge replacement strut mount. I replaced the offending mount and ... noise gone. Mike was very responsive. Thank you all for the much needed help.

Ok...so I am out to take pictures and I have my daughter turning the wheel while I snap away and I realize that there is NO RUBBING going on??!! On either side. Then I dig a bit deeper and find that the passenger side mount seems to be the source of the binding. As the steering wheel is turned the b...

Ok will do sometime later today. And no the wheel liner did not come off. The spring is clearly pressing against the fender well. Thanks for the help.

Thanks cn90 that write-up was one of the best ones I found and I indeed used it. After I noticed the rubbing and binding noise with the driver's side spring I took the strut assy out again and removed the spring and actually tried to reverse it. It didnt look like it wanted to play but I forced it a...

Thanks for the response. After replacing the struts and noticing the noise I removed the driver's side strut assembly and even replaced the spring mount again with a new one. I checked and rechecked everything again and re-installed the strut assembly...same problem. If your theory is correct then t...

I have been an avid reader of this website for many years and it has provided great benefits in my repairs so thanks to all. Also, I have never posted anything so I apologize in advance if this is the wrong place for this. I recently replaced the struts on my 1998 Volvo S70 NA. Along with the struts...

Is the trunk latch still available??

Actually it doesn't pass through the engine compartment at all. The intake vents are on the left and right sides of the car near the windshield and just under the hood. They are isolated from the engine compartment because the hood has a rubber seal across it near its back end. Doesnt matter. Took y...

Thanks. I'm doing that tomorrow as a matter of fact. The guy has already told me on the phone that "this is by design". He said that he has an older S80 and it does the same thing - its normal. I figured that someone here would have some knowledge of the climate control system since it is ...

Apologies in advance if I am out of line a la Forum etiquette but I am desperate and never posted before (though I have conducted over 20 repairs on my old S70 based on info in these Fora). Here is the problem: We have a 2008 XC70 with about 22,000 miles on it. All sched maintenance completed. When ...