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Correction to reinstall V70-XC70 2005

posted by  TimeToBakeTheDonuts on  Mon Jul 15 13:41 CST 2013
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The guy in the video failed to show how he got the new arm in and connected. There is a trick, because you have to flex the rear bushing (which was unflexed in the uninstall with a prybar), and there is no way to do that so you have to put the arm in level.

If you flex the arm with just the rear bushing in, and register the ball joint end, there is no way to connect the front bushing because the front bushing then needs to be flexed, as well as pushed inwards.

My solution was to seat both bushings with their bolts, and then investigate rotating the control arm down. I borrowed a trick from a Volvo publication - use a ratchet strap. The hook fits in just behind the ball joint connection, so that when it is fully flexed, the ball joint will go in without interference. Once I got the end of the ball joint started, I put the axle back in, and then deratcheted the strap.

This job was lousy - like putting in hardwood floors - something it's nice to pay someone else to do.






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