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  1. #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by Ars Gladius View Post
    Just have a look at IPD's instructions. They have simplified it as much as possible for the home mechanic. It will give you an idea on how to get to the bushings.

    FRONT SWAY BAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.PDF (658KB)

    REAR SWAY BAR INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS.PDF (7133KB)
    Both instruction sets not too dissimliar to what VIDA has to say and both pretty ugly considering. I just took a look at the front bar on my XC and the brackets are indeed on top of the subframe but are located quite close to the wheel end of the bar. Just about where the boots on the steering rack are. You just might, and I say might, be able to get a closed-end wrench on both the bolts of each bracket and loosen them. Since I was just looking in thru the wheel opening, I can't tell, however, if there is enough clearance with the subframe bolted up to allow the rearward bracket bolt to be fully loosened and removed. Looks to be pretty tight there. Front bolt looks doable. On the assumption that both bolts are removable, then it should be no problem to replace just the bushing with the alternatives I've already mentioned. In any case, using IPD instructions to lower the rear of the subframe to the amount they specify then it would be fairly easy to replace just the bushing. No real need to replace the whole assembly per the "official" way.

    I have to say this chassis is about the worse I've seen for this job. They've really tucked the bars up and out of the way which is bad enough, but then to do like they have in back with a non-standard approach to mounting; it really looks like they have gone out of their way to guarantee work to the dealers and the Volvo parts business.

    Cheers,

    Bill
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  2. #12
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    .PDF file on this subject now up on the "Resources" section of this site.

    Cheers,

    Bill
    Western Head, NS CDN

    '08 BMW 750i (Black Sapphire)-204K kms to-date
    '05 XC70 (Lava Sand)-296K kms to-date
    '02 V70XC-gone @393K kms
    '05 V70R (Magic Blue)-120K mi to-date - gone
    '96 854R (Red)-real CDN-spec 5-speed R - gone @270k kms
    And other Volvos and misc. Euro stuff

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    Noticed one of my rear sway bar bushing is torn while taking out the leaky rear diff pinion seal. So got the same Energy Suspensions PN 9.5103 bushing bracket set as Bill in this post.

    Question for Bill: The omega shaped metal brackets are 1/8" thick, looks tough to bend the L turn straight. Can you share your method?

    The poly bushings are really stiff. Hope I can force them onto the sway bar
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    Quote Originally Posted by howardc64 View Post
    Noticed one of my rear sway bar bushing is torn while taking out the leaky rear diff pinion seal. So got the same Energy Suspensions PN 9.5103 bushing bracket set as Bill in this post.

    Question for Bill: The omega shaped metal brackets are 1/8" thick, looks tough to bend the L turn straight. Can you share your method?

    The poly bushings are really stiff. Hope I can force them onto the sway bar
    Howard:

    Nothing fancy. A vice and a couple of good "gos" with a sledge. Then I used a smaller ball peen to get the brackets into the final U-shape. The bushings themselves are pretty stiff, but a bit of the grease they provide and a start with a wide-bladed screwdriver will get them started on the bar, then its just a good push with your hands. You noted in my instructions the need to slightly grind down the base of the bushings slightly to fit? This is the only thing that takes some care so that you don't go too far.

    I can report after 6 months or however long its been since I put them on, that all is well. I was under there the other day taking a look and everything was as it should be so I stand behind this fix as a viable alternative to the considerably more expensive official fix. Plus I think it does have a positive fix on handling although my old bushings were so bad I can't the tell if it was just new bushings or the stiffer properties of poly versus rubber.

    Cheers,

    Bill
    Western Head, NS CDN

    '08 BMW 750i (Black Sapphire)-204K kms to-date
    '05 XC70 (Lava Sand)-296K kms to-date
    '02 V70XC-gone @393K kms
    '05 V70R (Magic Blue)-120K mi to-date - gone
    '96 854R (Red)-real CDN-spec 5-speed R - gone @270k kms
    And other Volvos and misc. Euro stuff

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    Old thread I know. But wanted to say 'good job' in sorting this out for the rear sway bar. I spent a couple of hours searching the forum until I stumbled on this thread. It does seem a bit ridiculous to have to replace the entire bar just to fix a blown bushing.
    Has anybody sourced a similar fix for the front sway bar? I need to urgently replace mine as I finally pinpointed it as the source of the annoying clunk on the passenger side of my vehicle.
    Thanks.
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    Bill,

    Thank you for your fix for this. Good write up (as usual) and keeping another Canadian X/C rolling..

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    Bill,

    I finally did your modifed bushing install today. And it was an easy install, Thank you. I did something a little different. Instead of bending up the new brackets I modified the oem to fit the new Energy Supension Bushing.Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	6551 It was a simple grind on the side of the bracket to reduce the width of the lower bracket. Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	6555 Being aluminum it grinds very easily. Cleaned it up with a round file. I chamfered the outside of the hole on the upper bracket a lttle to help with re-installation.
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    I still had to grind down the new bushing about the same amount as your instructions. Once the bushing is ground down, you can place the bushing and then the two pieces of the the bracket can be pushed together on one side with a pair of Vise-grips. Click image for larger version. 

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ID:	6553 Simply install the bolt through all the pieces and tighten up the upper and lower brackets self align.

    I just liked the idea of the lighter non rusty oem brackets, and it was easy to do.Click image for larger version. 

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    any one know the dimension of the energy suspensions bushing 9.5103? I just want to find out the height, length and width of the bushing so I can find one a similar one in Australia. I already checked Energy Suspension website but I can't figure out the exact size of the bushings. Cheers

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    Pretty sure the dimension are there.
    Try this address:

    http://www.energysuspension.com/univ...-bushings.html

    Good luck
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    Quote Originally Posted by dwasaurus View Post
    Pretty sure the dimension are there.
    Try this address:

    http://www.energysuspension.com/univ...-bushings.html

    Good luck
    Thanks!
    I'm going to try this 14mm rubber bushing instead of the Energy Suspension poly bushes because I don't have a bench grinder:
    http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/261644019...84.m1497.l2649

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