Hello Bricksters:
I'm riding out Hurricane Alex in deep South Texas and planning to work on son's 1993 245 next month (barring another hurricane). I have made (and used successfully) the Home Brew Trailing Arm Bushing tool( http://www-ese.fnal.gov/People/wilcer/volvo_trailing_arm_bushing_tool.htm). I have installed OEM type bushings on a long departed 83 245. It worked great (as long as the threaded part was toward the differential...my introduction to cutting torch was then when the threaded part was toward the wheel...8.8 grade steel will resist any hacksaw for a long time..ask me how I know).
Now I have purchased the IPD poly kit for the TAB. However it consists of a hollow shell and poly inserts. I believe that the instructions show the inserts inside the hollow shell and then their TAB tool is used to push the whole thing in. I think the HomeBrew version will grind up the poly bushing's lip that sticks out of the hollow shell and so I plan to install just the shell at first, then the bushing inserts after the shell is on the car.
What do you all think?
thanks,
el raidman