Try to look the entire front end over good. Including lower control arm bushings.

 

will do, again, thanx for your efferts

 

I had the same problem with my 99 s80 on the passenger side, the dealer told me I have to replace the whole front strut assembly to get rid of the niose, the noise stared after I didn't drive the car for about 6 months, I could hear its just like a rubber- metal friction only when I hit a bump. I thought about: what would makes thisrubbing noise go away? so, that is what I did and fixed my problem, hopefully its not something stupid! I removed the top cover of the shock, and I lubricated the gap that Kh0007 indicated in his attached picture with brake fluid, now its been about 2 months since I did that and I don't have any rubbing noise anymore.