Last night when driving home the right front end would rumble when ever I decelerated. The sound reminded me of a jake brake on semi-truck. The sound disappeared whenever I accelerated or tapped the brakes.
Turns out the lug nuts were loose on the right front wheel. This is the wheel that I had the tire replaced on a couple weeks ago. Moral of the story if you start hearing a rumble on deceleration that goes way when you hit the brakes, check your lug nuts.
1996 850 Turbo - Front end noise solved.
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erikv11
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Yikes! Very glad you caught that before it caught you.
'95 854 T-5R, Motronic 4.4, 185k
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gone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
'98 V70, T5 tune-injectors-turbo, LPT engine, 304k, daily driver
'06 S60 R, 197k
'07 XC70, black, 205k
'07 XC70, willow green, 212k
'99 Camry V6
153kgone: '96 NA 850 210k, '98 NA V70 182k, '98 S70 NA 225k, '96 855 NA 169k
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Sommerfeldt
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This one happened to me while driving 500 km across Sweden a few years ago. I thought I was going to get stuck in the middle of some dark Swedish woods - on the phone w/my then girlfriend, near hysterical (me, not her).
And then I tightened the lug nuts... and apologized to my gf.
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And then I tightened the lug nuts... and apologized to my gf.
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[Gone] '95 855 T5-R - one of the black ones... sadly stolen and wrecked.
[Gone] '96 855 T5 - R bumper and spoiler, Koni Yellows & blue H&R springs all 'round.
[Sold] '97 S70 T5
[Gone] '95 855 T5-R - one of the black ones... sadly stolen and wrecked.
Yeah, at first I thought CV axle or wheel bearing, but when the sound disappeared when I accelerated or applied the brakes... I was like whaaat??? I was going to pull the wheel and take a look, but then I did just a quick search and loose lug nuts was mentioned. One lug nut I could spin with my fingers the others were just slightly loose, I was still surprised they came loose. Never has happened to me before.
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oragex
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I had this issue when the wheel bearing surface where the lugs get attached to, was bent from having kicked it with a hammer
Several Volvo Repair Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... s0FSVSOT_c
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Sommerfeldt
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oragex wrote:... from having kicked it with a hammer
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2018 S90 T8 Inscription - glossy black with amber interior and dark as night rear windows.
[Gone] '96 855 T5 - R bumper and spoiler, Koni Yellows & blue H&R springs all 'round.
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[Gone] '95 855 T5-R - one of the black ones... sadly stolen and wrecked.
[Gone] '96 855 T5 - R bumper and spoiler, Koni Yellows & blue H&R springs all 'round.
[Sold] '97 S70 T5
[Gone] '95 855 T5-R - one of the black ones... sadly stolen and wrecked.
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oragex
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Not that hammer 
Hammer removed the bearing thinking it was bad, was actually good so put it back: wheel lugs were getting loose since
Hammer removed the bearing thinking it was bad, was actually good so put it back: wheel lugs were getting loose since
Several Volvo Repair Videos https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=P ... s0FSVSOT_c
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