Unfortunately no. The XC70 has longer springs which makes it nearly impossible to get the LCA low enough to pull the strut out of the knuckle. Here's a great writeup:
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Just did the front struts on my wife's XC70 following your write up. It was super helpful, thanks! I also had a hard time getting the LCA ball joint in the knuckle. Even when aligned, the chamfered end of the ball joint would get caught in the knuckle opening. It took a bit of wiggling, but I found ...