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front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

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posted by  zakery on  Sun May 11 18:32 CST 2008
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Hi, I was wondering if there is an easy way to remove the old rear bushings from the front control arms of '95 960-- I dont really want to take the arms off of the car if possible--any tricks??? Thanks so much for your help--it is greatly appreciated! zak








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    front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

    posted by  daidnik on  Mon May 12 09:28 CST 2008
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    There is little realistic feasibility of you removing the rear (large) bushings from the front control arms with the control arms on the car.

    There is essentially ZERO possibility of your getting the new bushings put into the front control arms with the control arms on the car.

    The front control arms are not that hard to take off the car, but pressing those new bushings in is not an easy job. You really need a special tool and a press to do the job.








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      front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

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      posted by  zakery on  Mon May 12 14:29 CST 2008
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      That's what I needed to know! Thanks for your response--I run a cnc machine shop and we have a few big presses there. I'll tackle it this weekend!! Thanks again, zak








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        front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

        posted by  daidnik on  Mon May 12 17:00 CST 2008
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        Since you are a machinist, I can send you a drawing of the tool to do the job.

        It's not hard to make. It's basically a lathe job, but there are some milled features added after turning.

        I would definitely recommend replacing the bushings in the control arm over buying the 'new' aftermarket control arms from FCP @ ~$110 each. The Volvo rear bushing is a very unusual design and is made of some kind of composite shell and rubber vulcanized to it. The big bushings are fairly cheap (~$25 each at Tasca Volvo). The other bushing is even cheaper and replacement is pretty straightforward with the control arm out.

        The only other tool you need is a good tie rod end puller (not the 'pickle fork').

        With those tools, you can do the job in under 2 hours.

        If you want the press tool drawing, then say so.








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          front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

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          posted by  zakery on  Mon May 12 17:41 CST 2008
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          hey, awesome-- If it's not to much trouble that picture would be great, Thanks again for your help. zak








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            front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

            posted by  fotajoye on  Mon May 12 18:31 CST 2008
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            If I might add: with any suspension bushing, do the final torque of the bushings with the car resting on the wheels, i.e., with the suspension loaded.








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              front control arm rear bushing removal! 900 1995

              posted by  daidnik on  Tue May 13 04:48 CST 2008
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              On that rear bushing, it really doesn't make any difference, but the front bushing requires this as its clocking position of the inner & outer shells will change as the control arm pivots upward, so the vehicle must be on the ground when the inner shell is 'pinned' into the front axle cross-member by torquing down the bolt.






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