Volvo 480 Club Europe

Im hoping this is nothing, but just wanted to check...

At slow speeds (such as driving round housing estates etc) negotiating tight 90 degree bends produces a strange creaking sound which appears to be coming from the front wheel type area. It doesn't happen when dry steering ( i try not to do it too often!), and it doesn;t happen at speed (i pressume because I dont turn that hard at high speed).

Im not sure if this is because the car is stripped out, and therefore i can hear things that I usually would be able to hear, but im worried that it could be a major problem in the making. Do you guys think it's worth getting checked out or is it just one of those famous 'quirks'?

Any ideas or thoughts as to places I could check would be much appriciated!

Mine does this, annoying it is...

On mine it's the roll bar bushes, the ones to the car body, not the drop links, thing is they were replaced shortly before I got the car, so they're not knackered or owt but it does shut up for a while if I spray em with wd40

Been thinking about taking em off and greasing the bar where it goes through em, might be better than my current solution

J

Mostly its the rollbar bushes. Replace them and retighten the blocks on the rollbar on the inside of the car (under the bonnet)
Replace the connecting rods too...

Excellent thanks guys! I'll have a poke around as soon as the exams are over next week!

Did it stop the creeky cornering then, becoz i got the same problem.

Lee told me it was the rear shocks when he was driving my 480

snap - mines the same! i just had new anti roll bar bushes for the mot so im guessing a little lubrication on them should sort this, will investigate in a few days...

The rear of mine is squeaking and rattling like a bag of rusty spanners at the moment..... Once the house is finished the back ends getting a bit of an overhaul.....