Hi;

My car shudders a little, especially when lightly applying the brakes. I found the following info in the archives:

Brake Shuddering and Suspension Bushings. One reason we got some shuddering on braking our '90 745 was that the suspension bushings were shot. Those conical rubber bushings on the lower control rod where it enters the main lower suspension arm take a beating under braking, and eventually allow quite a bit of fore and aft movement of the wheel. Maybe the rotors are warped, but, especially if you get shaking without brake pedal pulsing, could it be bushings? They're cheap, and take about an hour to do.

I found the following on ebay:

This auction is for a new front suspension repair kit for your Volvo 740/760/780/940/ or 960 series for years thru 1994. My kit includes, 2 ball joints (both left and right manufactured by TRW) and 4 bushings (left and right, 2 are requried per side manufactured in Germany) and the 4 washers for the bushings manufactured in Sweden (not shown in pic). These are the bushings where the control arm and link arm connect. All parts are new and European manufactured.

Questions:

1) Does my problem sound like bushings or rotor or something else? Is there a way to diagnose accurately?

2) If the problem is caused by the bushings, is the advertised repair kit appropriate?

3) Is the statement "... take an hour to do." accurate for a beginner?

thanks,
sam