Another serious Volvo recall!

geesh, i seem to recall (no pun) that Volvo has had a few front suspension recalls. can't they get their jobs/responsibilities right?

 

It's a castle nut with a cotter pin, even if it wasn't torqued to the proper specs it's not going to come apart.

BTW, it also includes every major truck manufacturer.

Steer axle recall expands to include nearly 19,000 Peterbilt, Kenworth, International trucks

 

It's not just listed to Volvo. Kenworth and Pete's have it as well. The problem is the axel

 

Castle nut, torque to 135 lbs, than turn to the first hole for cotter pin.

 

you see, and this is something i simply do not understand. i watch a lot of tv shows on the speed channel velocity channel and every time they have a show about the manufacturing process, they use air powered tools that torque nuts/bolts to the correct specs.

what is it, these truck makers charge big bucks for thier crap, yet don;t have the proper tools to build them with?

you know too, supposedly the dealership is supposed to check out things as well, it is called "pre-delivery", guess no one actually does anything, except make sure we pay for that as well.

 

Where is this castle nut located on the steer axle ??

 

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