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Front Sway Links C70 2000

posted by  vincentfc on  Thu Aug 17 09:42 CST 2006
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Took my C70 into the local Volvo for it's annual state inspection and they 'discovered' that the sway links were "worn".

..."worn" was not the word...the bottomm of the passenger-side sway link fell off of the ball joint when I turned the ratchet a few turns...!

The replacement sway links I purchsed from FCP are significantly heavier in construction than the two I replaced last night...~$25 each... It's an easy fix...jack and secure the car on jac-stands...remove the front wheels...remove the top & bottom nuts and replace with the new sway link and tighten the hardware...reinstall the wheels... All completed in unde an hour at best... for under ~ $50. Volvo quoted $225...!

One note...be careful around the ABS lines to the hubs...

Frank \
'00 C70 82,000
'88 760 249,000







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    Front Sway Links V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  RedAlrt on  Fri Aug 18 01:52 CST 2006
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    It's kind of cool that the 1998-2000 70 Series is seen as sort of the "new Volvo 240" because of the number of items that are DIY friendly to fix.








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    Front Sway Links C70 2000

    posted by  AlbertF on  Thu Aug 17 15:15 CST 2006
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    Frank,

    Thanks for letting us know. Clunking sway bar links is an annoying little problem, and it's good to know that the problem can be solved easily and economically.







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