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XC90 pulls left when braking

A mid-size luxury crossover SUV, the Volvo XC90 made its debut in 2002 at the Detroit Motor Show. Recognized for its safety, practicality, and comfort, the XC90 is a popular vehicle around the world. The XC90 proved to be very popular, and very good for Volvo's sales numbers, since its introduction in model year 2003 (North America). P2 platform.
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Re: XC90 pulls left when braking

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Were these part of the rear suspension, I suppose? The $133.90 looks really low cost, were those some aftermarket parts? I would keep an eye on them as most inexpensive aftermarket parts may fail after 1 year
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Post by joejoethedogfaceboy »

Thanks for the follow up! Having this exact same problem on my '04. Worst thing about mine is that I had the front suspension rebuilt with a FCP kit back in early '15. I think I have the same issue that Roger had, with a bad part. (Mine are the same brand.)

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Thanks for posting the solution. I just saw your videos - I am AMAZED at how much play there was in those bushings! It has MUCH more than I was expecting! It makes me want to replace mine with solid bushings!

Is there any chance you can shoot another video with the new control arms? I'm really curious to see how much the new ones move.

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I downloaded and uploaded these videos to the MVS images store for safekeeping:

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https://s3.amazonaws.com/images.matthewsvolvosite.com/Vo ... l_arm2.mp4

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Post by huzzsaba »

I had the same issue with Meyle control arm bushings going bad in the second year after replacing them. I now have Lemforder bushings pressed in.
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Post by Roger_850T »

huzzsaba wrote: ↑23 Oct 2017, 17:59 I had the same issue with Meyle control arm bushings going bad in the second year after replacing them. I now have Lemforder bushings pressed in.
How are the Lemforder ones working out for you? I'm just about to replace Meyle with Lemforder on my 850, after swearing I would only put on Volvo. I'm hoping you'll tell me I made a good choice!

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Roger 850t, so far so good.
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