1998 V70 GLT - Rear Alignment- bushing frozen?

Post by **tryingbe** » 07 Oct 2014, 18:32

http://www.volvoclub.org.uk/tech/servic ... edures.pdf

Print this out and take it with you.

Seaway · Post by **Seaway** » 07 Oct 2014, 18:36

Thanks for this! I will take it in with me.

Seaway · Post by **Seaway** » 08 Oct 2014, 07:33

So I just got back from the mechanic. He put the car on the lift and showed me what the problem is. The adjustment nuts were loosened, but the delta link bushings are frozen to the steel trailing arm. The trailing arm won't budge. We put a bar on it and nothing moved. He looked up the labor and it is 5 hours to drop both sides.

Anyone else ever run into this problem and have a less than $600 solution?

Post by **xHeart** » 08 Oct 2014, 07:42

This post may help a little https://www.matthewsvolvosite.com/forums/viewtopic.php?f=1&t=65148

Seaway · Post by **Seaway** » 08 Oct 2014, 07:50

Well. Looks like that is more than I am going to be doing in he little garage space I have...

Post by **tryingbe** » 08 Oct 2014, 09:15

I'd leave it, consider it is driving fine and not pulling.

Seaway · Post by **Seaway** » 08 Oct 2014, 09:53

tryingbe wrote:I'd leave it, consider it is driving fine and not pulling.

That's what I am going to do. If the car was a bit nicer with fewer miles and a better body I would look into having it fixed, but financially it doesn't make much sense.

skloon · Post by **skloon** » 08 Oct 2014, 11:40

Just replaced those end links on one car and will be doing the second in a week or so, the first car all 4 bolts were solid in the bushings, I snapped all 4 nuts and bolts leaving little stubs of bolt that I had to saw off. The second car requires new trailing arms due to busted shock mounts, the donor axle all 4 bolts undid without a hitch, some pixie put copper coat or something on the bolts in the past- cheap parts but a pain to change