I got the front sway bar no problem. I removed all the nuts from the rear, that was easy, too. I then drove the long bolt through the outer part of the trailing arm, that is when my problem arose.
That seems to have released the pressure at the lower shock mount causing the bolt to skew at a sharper angle. Now I can't budge the bolt further. Has anyone else faced this situation? If so, what did you do? Maybe some grease, a crow bar, bigger hammer? Jack something up to relieve pressure somewhere? Thanks for any ideas.
Jim

The easiest way is what hardknocks said, just jack up the axle and take pressure off of the bolt, but most junkyards that I've seen take all jacks out of the trunks for safety reasons. You can usually find one in a 740's trunk behind the panel between the taillights, they seem to miss the hidden ones.

Redwood Chair came close to the 2nd easiest way, the top of the shock is held on with a stud and nut in 240s,(740s have bolts). You have to take the nut off and yank the shock off of the stud, then the axle will drop to the limit of the springs and the lower bolt will come right out.

I've probably pulled 20+ sets of IPD/turbo bars out of U-Pulls in San Diego/LA and the 2nd way always worked, only a couple of times did the top get stuck and needed help from a lever/BFH. I did try driving the bolt out with a large screwdriver and hammer but then the screwdriver got stuck.
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They were on a moss-covered pink sedan, very unsuspecting! What you describe is very clear to me now. I had no jack available yesterday morning, I guess I could have taken one.
I ended up putting a 17mm socket on the long bolts and backing them out despite the wonky angle. When they made their way through the shock mounts, the pressure came off the coil springs and the rear of the trailing arms came crashing down (maybe a slight over-dramatization). I was positioned on the front side so no problems.
Next time I tackle this, a jack will definitely be in order. This experience will also be a help when I install these bars on my '83. Thanks.
Jim

Take a 19mm 1/2' drive socket and remove the top bolts on the rear shocks.
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jack up the differential and the bolt will easily come out.
good luck
mike

The rear shocks shouldn't be that powerful. You should be able to push them back into place by hand. Especially old shocks.

Anyway, I'd take a drift of some sort, maybe just a screwdriver and a hammer and pound the bolt out that way. But yeah, spray everything down in lubricant and then go for it.

Thanks guys, I think I'll just take bigger ammo tomorrow ... I ran out of time today, the place was closing.
Incidently, Luke, enjoyed your video, and that's a very nice 240 you've got there. Congratulations! My wife saw it and wonders that this old Volvo worship may be some kind of cult. I will say she thinks I'm obsessing.

It's a wonky issue with the brickboard ;) I saw someone mention Tom 240 gets credit for posts when users edit their own posts. I'm not sure.. Corruption of a data file somewhere probably.

Thanks for the compliment about the video.

I've had Volvo 240 on the brain ever since the early 1990s when it came time for me to get my driver's license. I've always loved the way they looked and they were so different from the domestic cars I grew up around in rural Iowa.

Well, here it is, several years later when I'm all grown up and spending my own folding money, so I've had several of them now. Each one I have bought has been nicer than the last.

Having owned various types of cars, what I like about the 240s is their solid build quality (even compared to the newer Volvos), their really tight turning radius (nothing else compares that I have driven), the ease of maintaining them, even when they're being stubborn and breaking your will to live, and finally the ultimate simplicity of rear wheel drive and an inline engine in the engine bay.

rather than taking the sway off the end links, why not remove the end links from the control arm? each is secured by a single bolt.