I have to get new sway bars? Really?

Post by **matthew1** » 09 Jun 2013, 22:35

My front sway bar's bushings are toast, and squeak when I'm doing parking lot manuouvers. On early 850s the bushings are replacable, but not 1994+, from what I've read.

I've also read some owners have replaced them anyway, and some for some of them it turned into a fiasco and they threw in the towel and bought new sways.

Any thoughts? Anyone tried the replacement?

Sway bars I'd get iPD On sale for $348.50 until next Sunday.

Bushings at eEuroparts Just $11 for two.

Post by **DragosGD** » 10 Jun 2013, 00:09

I just ordered mine (front) thru Matt from TASCA. Sway bar part# 9173982 (Marked code 1) $103.00

Post by **matthew1** » 10 Jun 2013, 01:21

Dragos, do you have a URL for that? The TASCA eBay store has no results for that part#.

Post by **precopster** » 10 Jun 2013, 02:34

From Vida
Stabilizer bar 1.00 9173982 -1997 MARKED 1, O.DIA 20 mm or (3546860)
Stabilizer bar 1.00 9173983 -1996 MARKED Y, O.DIA 21 mm, (3546861)
Stabilizer bar 1.00 9173983 -1997 MARKED 2, O.DIA 21 mm
Stabilizer bar 1.00 9173471 -MARKED A O.DIA 21.5 mm

Hope this helps. You may want to upgrade the diameter while you're there, Matthew

Post by **abscate** » 10 Jun 2013, 04:34

Nasty looking job on my 1999. Jack motor up a few inches, lowering sub frame, disconnecting steering gear. I wonder why the bushings were vulcanized to to bar on later models.

Post by **DragosGD** » 10 Jun 2013, 05:56

matthew1 wrote:Dragos, do you have a URL for that? The TASCA eBay store has no results for that part#.

This is a direct link to their store: http://www.tascaparts.com/partlocator/i ... eid=213668

Marked 1,2 & A are interchangeable parts?

Post by **erikv11** » 10 Jun 2013, 09:10

All those fronts are interchangeable. If you buy an OEM bar, I'd get the thickest one (21.5 mm).

As for what cam on the car, you can tell by looking at the bars. Volvo mixed and matched the bars a lot. The best way to tell what a bar is, is by the paint splotches on it:

front sway bar part #s:
9173982 O.Dia 20 mm (marked red)
9173983 O.Dia 21 mm (marked yellow)
9173471 O.Dia 21.5 mm (marked yellow/blue)

rear sway bar part #s, probable O.Diameter:
9191459 (marked green) 19.5 mm
9191461 (marked yellow) 20 mm
9191462 (marked blue) 20.8 mm
9191494 (marked black) 21 mm

Post by **DragosGD** » 10 Jun 2013, 10:00

Thank you, I called TASCA and changed my order.

Post by **matthew1** » 10 Jun 2013, 12:08

Ok, thanks everyone. I'll check the current bar's diameter.

Post by **demian5** » 11 Jun 2013, 01:09

If I was going to have to pull the sway bar to change the bushings, I'd go IPD.