'04 XC 70 Lower Control Arm Bolts --Torque Specs.

Post by **E Showell** » 28 Feb 2019, 05:47

Anybody have access to lower control arm bolt(front) torque specs for an '04 XC 70? Hope to do the job tomorrow. Thanks.

Post by **chrism** » 28 Feb 2019, 07:57

The write-up I read says these are one-time torque to yield fasteners that should be replaced with new. 65 Nm + 90 degrees for the front bolt and 105 Nm + 90 degrees for the rear bolt/nut.

Scroll to nearly the end of this document:

http://www.v70xc.com/0/resources/how-to ... shings.pdf

I wonder how many people actually replace with new. I didn't ;(

Post by **E Showell** » 28 Feb 2019, 11:21

Thanks Chris

Post by **BlackBart** » 01 Mar 2019, 15:33

chrism wrote: ↑28 Feb 2019, 07:57 Scroll to nearly the end of this document:

Valuable info.

Is it necessary to lift the engine out of the mount? Or is this the complicated factory technique?

Post by **Antoine240bk** » 01 Mar 2019, 16:31

I did this job with new fasteners. You don't need to lift the engine from the mounts or drop the subframe to access the front bolts, as the space is tight i did use an 15mm offset combination spanner it worked great but you won't be able to torque the fasteners to spec that way.

Post by **chrism** » 04 Mar 2019, 11:50

As I recall when I did this on my V70 (it was several years ago) I was able use to my floor jack and a block of wood under the oil pan and just lifted the engine a TINY bit - like whatever I thought the rubber motor mounts would allow - and that gave me enough room to get after the bolts.