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Lower control arm - how difficult S60

posted by  urdrwho on  Mon Oct 5 08:07 CST 2015
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There is a possibility that the bushing is getting bad and I may need to replace the lower control arm.

IPD says that the way the suspension is set up leads to premature bushing failure. A design flaw?

http://www.ipdusa.com/products/8755/115812-meyle-hd-right-lower-control-arm-p2-s60-v70-2001-2007

For about 5 years I once owned a Jaguar SIII and the rack bushings were notorious for premature failure. Urethane bushing replacement was the key to a permanent fix. By the time I bought my next Jag. they had solved the bushing design issue.

Anyhow my question is this -----

I've replaced everything from engines to ball joints and many things in between. Out of a max of 5 as my abilities I would say I am a 3.75 and probably in my younger days a 4.25.

I've never been a fan of doing suspension work. How hard is it to replace the lower control arm?

Because I'll need an alignment I should probably do a new ball joint while in there.








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    Where to get good parts? a problem. S60

    posted by  B.B. on  Wed Oct 7 11:31 CST 2015
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    There's another problem in finding quality front end parts.
    I had the cheap Chinese FCP lower arm go away fast in my 850, they supplied
    a common soft hex head threaded bolt instead of a machined hardened steel locking pin, and slop developed fast as the lock pin mashed.
    Then FCP sold me a Meyle made in Turkey and that crapped out fast with bushing
    failure. The Moog Replacement seems to be more of the same junk. The bottom line is maybe stick with OEM ball joints and cross your fingers that they are maintaining quality standards.

    It's not a big deal to replace the control arms in the 850, Not sure how different your S60 is.







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    Lower control arm - how difficult S60

    posted by  Chris Mullet on  Tue Oct 6 21:05 CST 2015
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    I'm a 3.5-3.75 also - that number drops daily - and I was able to do it. Tough spots for me, as best I recall, were that one or two of the chassis mount bolts runs into the engine or trans sump when extracting it, and, once it was bolted up to the chassis I had to devise a way pry down hard enough on it to slip things together at the ball joint end. Not rocket science - just tough, dirty work.

    There are some fairly good videos on youtube.

    Good luck.







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