Hi Everyone,

I am having a couple little problems with my 2002 GP GT (150 000 km)
and was wondering if you guys might be able to give me a little
insight?

First off, I have a "clunk" noise somewhere in the steering. When I
sit in park and turn the wheel approximately 30 degrees in either
direction I hear this noise, and I can actually feel it vibrating my
hands and feet. Could this be anything connected in the steering
linkages? or is there a place where I should checking first?

The second is not really a problem yet, that I know of, but I do not
want to let it go if it may be something major. I am hearing a
squealing noise right around 2500 RPMS, when the transmission is in
second or third gear. I know it is difficult to explain, but it just
sounds like a metallic squeal. It tends to stop if I accelerate
through that RPM range even before the transmission shifts. The
transmission seems to operate OK from a driving stand point and has had
no other problems. I really don't know where to start with this one
either, but I figured it is possibily the transmission because I cannot
duplicate this noise if the car is not in gear.

Thanks very much in advance for any help, I greatly appreciate it.
Ian

"Snowbelt" <ianlm (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote

The first problem sounds like what is wrong with my '00 SSEi. It's a
steering linkage lubrication issue. I had it serviced under warranty and the
problem returned 15,000 miles later. It is a fairly involved repair
necessitating the removal of the driver's side dashboard. It would be
approx. $500 if not covered by warranty. Although the clunking can be
bothersome, I was told that it poses no safety issues. I've left mine go for
12,000 miles now without any worsening of the problem or related steering or
safety issues.

Lee

'00 SSEi
'04 Volvo S60 T

Thanks for the reply Lee. I will look into it.

Lee C. Carpenter wrote:

Did you ever replace any of the front wheel bearing hub assemblies
with chinese replacement parts?

I know that sounds random...but my '01 GTP had a similar clunk. After
a bunch of auto body shops diagnosed a variety of things "we could try
replacing", I read about a person on clubgp.com who said the cheap
chinese replacement wheel bearings could cause it.

My bro and I replaced the bearing he put in with a higher quality part
and the clunk stopped!



On 14 Aug 2006 17:19:15 -0700, "Snowbelt" <ianlm (AT) hotmail (DOT) com> wrote:

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