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Control Arm Bushing

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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Careful with placement so suspension tension and geometry is not off.



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Thanks for the comments. I ended up doing the lower control arms as a first step. I decided to go with the polyurethane front bushing and rubber rear ones. Seems like the poly sub frame inserts are out of stock. Will check that out next. Wow, it was a lot of work getting the old bushing out. A 12ton press barely did the job. Yeah, still had to drill out the front bushing before pressing out the sleeves.
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