If you have a press, you just need a few bits of pipe and someone to help you to do the job, mostly exhaust pipe will do for the ball joints and some sockets for the bushes. If the bushes have never been out, they will need heat.

If you are unsure at all, Fedex the bits to Eric and let him do it. A-Arms flying out of the press can break a wrist or rib.
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Three 164's, Two 144's, One 142 & a partridge in a pear tree.

The job can be done by a resourceful and careful DIYer. You need to use appropriate sized drifts and supports to remove and install the bushings and all the while not bending the control arms.

The lower bushings have to be clocked correctly before they are installed.

I do know that at least 1 of the ball joints, upper or lower, has to be clocked correctly before being installed as well and possibly both.

FYI, the original Volvo tools don't require a hydraulic press. The press tool is basically a C clamp type of ball joint press with a large screw. The C clamp accepts different mandrels and cups to remove and install the bushings and the ball joints.
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Eric

Hi Performance Automotive Service (formerly OVO or Old Volvos Only)

Torrance, CA 90502