Hi,

Having real trouble replacing the Lower arm on my 2002 V70. I have managed to get the old one out and new one into teh subframe, but trying to get the strut nplace to engage the ball joint and drive shaft is proving difficult.

Should I ratchet strap teh arm down?
Should teh drop link be discconnected?
Should teh steering arm be disconnected?

Any tips?

Thanks you


Mat

Here is what I did on my 01 V70 T5

- I took the whole rotor+steering knuckle assembly off the strut. This require disconnecting the drive shaft from the rotor

- Then I just drop it on the A-ARM (holding it in the none rotor parts so it won't spin on you). Since this assembly is heavy, I just let gravity do the work and help it by push down as far as it will go.

- Then I insert the drive shaft back into the hub + connect it to the strut (no need to compress the strut at all)

Make sure you tighten the drive shaft to spec. Otherwise, you will get noises. More info at

http://howardsvolvos.webs.com/suspension.htm

Find the section that says "Lower Control Arm Bushing"
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2001 V70 T5 ASR, 2001 XC70, http://www.freewebs.com/howardsvolvos/

Hello,
Just replaced the lower A frame on my '99, not sure if they are the same, but it helped a lot to bolt the ball joint up first (loosely) before the subframe part goes in. Hope this helps.

Regards,
Chris