Thanks Phil & Art
Good explanation on how the rear end is held with the torque rods & everything. I did replace the torque rod bushings with the nice bright orange ones a couple years ago so I've got that going for me - which is nice...
Took your advice & replaced the center support bearing & big rubber donut yesterday. I got the dremel tool out & ground the inside diameter of the old bearing enough for a nice clearance fit on the driveshaft & made it into a "tool" to drive on the new bearing. Have to say getting that rubber donut on was the hardest part of the job - it did not want to go on... The old donut was torn & the spring was driving the washer into contact with the drive shaft.
the new purple powerflex trailing arm bushings arrived tonight. Not looking forward to it but in a few weeks I'll cut all the guts out of the existing bushings & slide these into the existing bearing sleeve. Did a similar repair on my first Volvo the 88' 245 many years ago. I don't have the tool to drive the bushings out, and based on the clunk I'm thinking the center sleeve is loose anyway.
Appreciate the insights you all offer.
Mike
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