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Recurrent clunk at front end drivers side 200 1989

posted by  someguyfromMaryland on  Thu Feb 26 09:20 CST 2004
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I had the same problem and was looking for a diagnosis at last weekend's local Volvo Club DIY session at Annapolis Volvo. My car is a 1991 240 DL with 119 k miles. The tech showed me how to test the rear control arm bushing. Take a pry bar or very large screwdriver and lever at the forward flange as is trying to pry the bushing out of the bracket. A work bushing will move noticeably while a tight bushing will hardly budge.

Mine gave at least 1/2", and he said it was worn but could wait if I wanted to for a while. He also said they delaminate when they fail and get really noisy. for some reason, the left wears much more than the right, so Volvo OEM rca bushings are thicker on the left than on the right.

HTH,

someguyfromMaryland





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