Originally Posted by
smitty
35 N-m is 26 foot pounds, NOT 176! Torque to 26 ft-lb, then tighten an additional 90 degrees.
Back to the struts: I have the Sachs OEM-type from FCP. I couldn't get the ball joint out with the suspension at full droop, so I tried jacking the rotor/hub up to about normal ride height - thought that would gain me the downward travel I needed for the BJ to clear the knuckle. I'm not sure why, but with the A-arm level I couldn't budge the BJ downward at all. (And no, I wasn't jacking from under the A-arm!) I think this approach will work, and I have a couple of other thiings to try.
On a whim, I contacted FCP for suggestions. They responded with 3 pages from the Volvo manual, pretty much what you attached earlier. Nice, but ultimately no more helpful then what I already knew. They suggested removeing the whole A-arm! Sure hope I don't need to go that far.
Also, I'm still a little baffled by the Volvo cartoon. They show all the bolts that need to be removed - sway bar link, ball joint, and the strut top - nothing about the axle bolt. Do you interpret the instructions as meaning you have to pull the hub off the axle?
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