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Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

posted by  Nagman on  Thu Apr 11 10:24 CST 2002
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I purchased my 1998 V70 six months and I love everything about it except the rattle in the glovebox door. I am not sure if it is the door or the panel below. Does anyone have had similar problems? Please let mw know, thanks...








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    Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

    posted by  harder on  Fri Apr 12 04:53 CST 2002
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    Get a copy of the following service bulletin from your dealer. It expalins how to solve your problem.

    Steven---


    Technical Service Bulletins Summary

    Make: VOLVO
    Model: V70XC
    Year: 1998
    Service Bulletin Number: 8822
    Bulletin Sequence Number: 201


    Summary Description:
    SOME VEHICLES MAY EXPERIENCE A RATTLING SOUND COMING FROM THE GLOVE BOX CAUSED BY CLEARANCE BETWEEN THE LOCK ASSEMBLY AND THE CATCH. *TT







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    Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

    posted by  someone claiming to be Napoleon on  Thu Apr 11 23:31 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    In short, yes. One owner of the origional issue V70 used a piece of weatherstripping to quell the chatter. Recently he installed a new latch, but I'm not sure why. My 01 has the same problem. The dealer wrapped the bale of the latch with black tape, then packed the thing with grease. The grease ate the stickum, so the tape fell off, then my wife wiped the grease off with her clothes. We are back where we started. When it really bothers me, I'll try something else.








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      Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

      posted by  Nagman on  Fri Apr 12 02:00 CST 2002
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      Thanks for the update. I am not sure if I want to use grease. I was thinking of placing a small piece of tape around the bale of the latch. I still have a month left on the original warranty. I will talk to the dealer and see if they have any ideas, but no grease! Thanks again...








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        Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

        posted by  FD on  Wed May 8 13:29 CST 2002
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        I showed my mechanics how I got rid of the noise by adding some padding between the left side of the glovebox and the top of it in such a way that when I close the compartment it stops "giggling". He looked at it and provide a small piece of rubber glued on the internal left lip of the cover. It play the role of a spacer and a damper therefore getting rid of the noise.

        PS.: He also tried the black tape but ended up being messy. This solution has been working for several months now and counting.

        Francois.








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          Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

          posted by  Nagman on  Thu May 9 03:00 CST 2002
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          Thanks FD. I am still experiencing the noise and I am still not sure if it is the glovebox. I took it in to the dealer and they said it would cost me at least $80.00 for one hour labor to tighten up a few screws. I still am on the original warranty for another month, but they told me that this would not be covered under the warranty. When I showed him the service bulletin from an earlier post he stated it was for the XC and did not pertain to my model. Do you have to take all of the dashboard off to get between the glove box and the center console? Please let me know, thanks...








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            Rattling Glovebox Door V70-XC70

            posted by  FD on  Fri May 10 23:45 CST 2002
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            Hi Nagman,

            No you do not have to dismantle anything at all. If you open up the glovebox you will notice on each side a "lip" of about 1" to 2". the noise, high frequency squicky noise, is dampered if you glue a small piece of smooth rubber within that lip. The piece of rubber by Volvo technician has put on that lip is about the size of "chocolate square of a Caramilk". When closing the glovebox it will create a pressure point against the dash thus preventing the glovebox "micro-swing" that causes the noise.

            The prove of it is, prior to the modification, and under driving conditions, you can eliminate the noise by applying pressure on the glovebox. You will notice the noise stop. Therefore by forcing the movement to stop - see above - the noise stop.

            Hope that help,
            Francois.







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