Rear End Suspension Link Replacement 3516122 Topic is solved

[taxi]

Hi! A little late, but yes, the bigger side is up.
Just did my left side today, I drilled a little plastic to soften it and pulled it out using a homemade tool. (really ugly, but it worked).

[caltemus]

Tool is availiable from a site in germany right now, and includes an additional brace that might mitigate some of the damage the loan-tool has faced in the past.

http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/ac ... e/1018424/

the brace: http://www.skandix.de/en/spare-parts/ac ... e/1061471/

All in it was 141 USD shipped from germany. Hopefully that, combined with some heat and kroil, will make the job fairly straightforward.

[as400jockey]

My two cents word to the wise...

The rear links on my 98 S70 were beyond shot. I bought the genuine Volvo tool (got a deal - $95 brand new). I nearly destroyed it.

I mistakenly thought that the stub on the bottom of the C clamp end went into the lower bolt hole, and that the bolt on the top of the c clamp went into the top bolt hole. I nearly stripped the tool. Fortunately after an hour's frustration I actually flopped on my back and saw that there's A SECOND HOLD ON THE BOTTOM. Only the bottom hole is used for leverage.

OMG.

Fat lot of good that bachelor's in Mechanical Engineering did me.

It makes a LOT more sense now.

After drilling out a bunch of the rubber and attaching the tool CORRECTLY, I was able to remove the link. Installation went fairly well - greased up the plastic and the hole and it went in with little complaint.

Driver's side nice and quiet now, thus making the passenger side far more noticeable. So I guess I'll be doing that one also. The OTHER side bodes to be much easier and FAR less frustrating!

BTW I bought the FEBI links on FCP - about $35 each if I recall - and they look good, went in without a fight. We'll see how they last compared to the 20 year old ones that were in the car.

[RedEyeWalker]

This is such a great write up!

I'd need to replace my delta link frame mount on the driver's side (left). I'm not touching the delta links this time.
It seems in the pictures that Ozark Lee's car is not jacked up - is it possible to remove and install the mounting bracket with wheels on the ground?
And how would you relieve the stress on the trailing arm and delta link bolt - jack near the link itself or under the spring cup?

If someone has experience in replacing the bracket only and have some pointers that'd be great.
I'm working with hand tools and jack stands.

[Chieber]

This is such a great write up!

I'd need to replace my delta link frame mount on the driver's side (left). I'm not touching the delta links this time.
It seems in the pictures that Ozark Lee's car is not jacked up - is it possible to remove and install the mounting bracket with wheels on the ground?
And how would you relieve the stress on the trailing arm and delta link bolt - jack near the link itself or under the spring cup?

If someone has experience in replacing the bracket only and have some pointers that'd be great.
I'm working with hand tools and jack stands.

It’s easier with wheels off since it’ll has less weight in the arms.
I put a bottle jack under the spring seats to release tension and then pried the arm off the guide pin.

For the first side I used the Volvo tool and hand ratcheted the link out. That took a while.
The other side I tried using an impact driver and that made it quick and easy. The vibrations of the impact driver shook it out the arm.