Thanks you ever so much, Dave!
I'm a little surprised I never think to look to Volvo for this stuff. For the 9 or so years my wife had a 535is wagon, I used realoem.com religiously. And this is our third Volvo, so it's not like I'm new to the marque, although this is the first RWD I've dealt with. So hopefully in addition to you giving the exact answer, I'll retain the knowledge to look to the folks who built the thing.
Anyway, the design is nothing like what I was expecting. I was thinking if the parts were NLA, I'd modify a heavy L bracket and use one of those rubber bushes with the stud coming out of each end. But it looks like the original design allows for more movement. I'll be glad to spend the money to put it right. Especially if it fixes the rattle at idle...
-Wilson
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