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98 V70 Continuing front end wobble saga

Help, Advice and DIY Tutorials on Volvo's P80 platform cars -- Volvo's 1990s "bread and butter" cars -- powered by the ubiquitous and durable Volvo inline 5-cylinder engine.

1992 - 1997 850, including 850 R, 850 T-5R, 850 T-5, 850 GLT
1997 - 2000 S70, S70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70, V70 AWD
1997 - 2000 V70-XC
1997 - 2004 C70

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Re: 98 V70 Continuing front end wobble saga

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wizechatmgr wrote: 31 May 2017, 15:59 Just thinking... Did that year have any form of traction control included?
I don't think so. It happened the next year.

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abscate wrote: 01 Jun 2017, 11:34 I think the rack is all that is left...
You may be right! I really don't want to have to replace that. I don't love this car that much. Way too much work, only mediocre rebuilds available and too much expense. I'll just drive slower to stay out of the wobble zone and buy my new truck sooner.

I talked with the manager of a competent alignment place in Atlanta today and he said that he once had a similar problem with with his BMW and replacing the control arms with control arms with urethane bushings solved it. Not aware of anything like that available for the V70. I'm also surprised that would "fix it".

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