I want to report back that the issue turned out to be the U joint going into the rack. Sprayed it liberally with LPS greaseless lubricant and it has been working splendidly.

I have a 96 850 turbo wagon and the steering has gone goofy. Initially it would have occasional fits of being stiff to steer, just enough to make me wonder if I was loosing my mind. Now it has become constantly tough to steer. It seems very linear, no hard spots then easy, etc. Fluid level is okay. ...

Good link. Summit Racing carries some but they're longer. I'm taking it in to the local exhaust shop Monday. They gave me an estimate of $80 installed so it really isn't worth messing with myself. I'll post back with how it turns out.

I have a '96 turbo wagon which has developed an exhaust leak. When I got it up on the ramps I found that the expansion bellows between the turbo and catalytic is bad. In Volvo's wisdom the whole shebang is one piece from the turbo flange to somewhere beyond the cat. I'd rather not have to buy the wh...

Here's my question for the experts. I bought a 96 850 turbo wagon that needed turbo work. I had it rebuilt and the rebuild didn't hold. I returned it to the rebuilder and haven't seen it in months, he won't return phone calls, etc. I'm tired of looking at the car up on ramps in the driveway. My part...