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Control Arm removal = sudden suspension 'REARRANGEMENT?' 850 1995

posted by  someone claiming to be Rockytop on  Wed Nov 26 07:46 CST 2003 [RELATED]

After researching (incl. great help from this site), I tackled the replacement of my Control Arms. To my great surprise, as soon as I knocked the C.Arm free of the steering hub, the ENTIRE front suspension seemed to slam forward about 4-6 inches, to the point that (I think) the brake line / ABS wiring were the limiting factors. Also, the rotor ended up turning outward about 20 degrees. I was able to push it all back to roughly normal positioning (but I am a bit worried about whether the brake line / wiring could have been damaged???).

Is this normal? I haven't read any mention of this in Haynes, Brickboard, or Volvo lit. The Volvo TSB (61-0002) does say to "Use Holder 9995563 on the control arm when the ball joint is detached."

Could my experience be the reason??? Will a front end alignment resolve all of this? Thanks in advance!






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