What does knocking in the steering wheel mean?
If you hear a knocking sound when turning the steering wheel in your car, it could be because you have old tie rods that have begun to go bad. Bad tie rods can also cause other sounds like clunking and creaking as they wear out on you.
What is that knocking sound in my car?
Detonation knock is a knocking noise that you’ll hear when the air fuel mixture in the cylinders is detonating in more than once place at a time. If your car has a performance-tuned engine rated for high-octane fuels, you could experience engine knock if you put in fuel with too low of an octane rating.
How does the front suspension work on a Volvo?
The vehicle may pull to the side with the more positive camber. Caster. When you turn the steering wheel, the front wheels respond by turning on a pivot attached to the suspension system. Caster is the angle of this steering pivot, measured in degrees, when viewed from the side of the vehicle.
How do you remove a front strut on a Volvo?
While on the alignment rack and doing the alignment, you remove the front upper strut nut (holding the upper strut plate to the body), then take a hammer and pound the stud out of that plate.
What causes a Volvo tire to pull to the side?
If the camber is out of adjustment, it will cause tire wear on one side of the tire’s tread. If the camber is too far negative, for instance, then the tire will wear on the inside of the tread. If the camber is different from side to side it can cause a pulling problem. The vehicle may pull to the side with the more positive camber. Caster.
What is the caster on a Volvo front wheel?
Caster. When you turn the steering wheel, the front wheels respond by turning on a pivot attached to the suspension system. Caster is the angle of this steering pivot, measured in degrees, when viewed from the side of the vehicle.