2002 C70 front end groaning noises when turning

[scmedinger]

My 2002 C70 makes loud groaning and creaking noises when turning the wheels to near the end of the steering limits, like when you are in a parking lot. Does anyone know what I should check or replace first.

Thanks

[jimmy57]

Look at front of lower control arms, your contact pads may have broken and fallen off. You will notice it by seeing a pair of rivets with the spot between marred by the spindle contact bar wearing the control where pad should be. Harmless but noisy.

[mikealder]

Smear a little grease on to the steering limit stops, this tends to stop some of the noise - Mike

[kiss4afrog]

That part of the control arm where there should be a plastic rub point is the little bulge just below the ball joint on the right in the picture. A little grease will usually take care of a noise you'd get when turned all the way left or right.

[jblackburn]

If that doesn't solve it, worn out tie rods made a nice loud "pop" when I approached the limits.

[scmedinger]

Thanks for the replies, is will try the suggestions and post back.

[Ben850]

Just another noise making option to consider, the spring seats made a creaking sort of noise on mine when they were bad.

The steel sleve was staying in place while the seat was turning around it. Not so much a "groaning", but a creaking.

[scmedinger]

Creaking is probable a better word to describe the noise. The noise will happen even when sitting still and i just crank the wheel all the way to the left.

[Ben850]

Yeah, that sounds like a spring seat, or both.

I want to add that my '93 control arms are the aluminum ones with a different bump stop, but I have heard what sounds like a groan when maximum travel is reached, i. e. a tight slow turn into a parking space.

[Ben850]

Here is an old thread that explains the bump stop noise with the remedy.

https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums ... 3&start=14