sway bar bushings

geoney · Post by **geoney** » 14 Aug 2010, 11:35

I need to replace the sway bar bushings for 1999 V70 XC, which are made of rubber about 1 1/2 in wide. I order from two different places, and they are not the right ones. Any ideas? Thank you!

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 14 Aug 2010, 12:58

Unfortunately the bushings cannot be replaced. If they are bad you need to replace the entire sway bar.

There are three different versions that have a colored marking that is either red, yellow, or yellow/blue. There is also a notation on the product plate that identifies the bar as either 1, 2, or A. I'm not sure where the colored marking is supposed to be. The product plate identifier should be the 3rd character on the 5th line on the right side of the product plate.

...Lee

geoney · Post by **geoney** » 16 Aug 2010, 07:16

Thanks Lee,
Yeah, unfortunately that’s the case, I have to get the whole thing and Volvo is selling it for around $150…Bad engineering, I’m surprised…

volvomileage · Post by **volvomileage** » 16 Aug 2010, 16:45

hold on

i have seen some other volvo owners use generic bishings for the sway bar
such as and there are more brands a part from scam tech

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/mmp/v ... parts.html

and here's a link from an other site (sorry )

http://volvospeed.com/vs_forum/index.ph ... try1775121
and an other one

http://volvoforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=39763

is it do able ? i should guess so with time and patience otherwise a good used one from a junker will do

cheers !

FCPEURO · Post by **FCPEURO** » 16 Aug 2010, 17:44

+1

I could have sworn that people have just changed the bushings and not the whole bar.

volvomileage · Post by **volvomileage** » 16 Aug 2010, 17:49

its the same story when your odometer goes out if you call the dealer they will sell the whole mini unit at about 300$ insted of just changing the small gears at about $ 50 for both somebody must of though about this ...and thank god

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 16 Aug 2010, 21:09

If you can find bushings that work please do a writeup on the process and post it along with any pictures that you can snap to assist in the procedure. This whole site is about component level repairs that are really cheap as opposed to the dealer prescribed solutions.

I get somewhat timid and stick to the VADIS script when trying to help on the '98s. '99 and on I rarely even comment since I have only seen them on the street and they are entirely different animals - If I do see someone who has not had a question answered I will reboot under a Windows partition and fire up VADIS to at least try to help.

...Lee

Post by **polskamafia mjl** » 16 Aug 2010, 22:51

lol Lee, I didn't know you knew what timid meant when it comes to cars

Post by **confused_al** » 17 Aug 2010, 07:37

There are so many things easier said than done, this saw bar bushing is one of those. Moreover, OP's car is a 99XC, which means it does not use the popular 20mm bar.