960 front suspension bushes

My '95 960 (2.5 l straight 6) has just failed its annual MOT
inspection for front suspension rubber bush wear on the lower arm.
Anyone fixed these before? I've never had to work on the 960
suspension before.

Do I replace arms, or just bushes? How much effort are the bushes to
press-out / press-in? Anything else that's going to need replacement,
just for breaking whenever I go near it? Just how much suspension do
I need to dismantle to get to this stuff?

Thanks for any advice

Andy Dingley wrote:
> My '95 960 (2.5 l straight 6) has just failed its annual MOT
> inspection for front suspension rubber bush wear on the lower arm.
> Anyone fixed these before? I've never had to work on the 960
> suspension before.
>
> Do I replace arms, or just bushes? How much effort are the bushes to
> press-out / press-in? Anything else that's going to need replacement,
> just for breaking whenever I go near it? Just how much suspension do
> I need to dismantle to get to this stuff?
>
> Thanks for any advice


Are these the cone shaped bushings on the control rods? If so, then you
don't need any special tools to replace them, just unbolt the rods and
change the bushings. If it's any of the others, you'll need to press
them, I've had success with a large bench vise and some creativity.

James Sweet wrote:
> Andy Dingley wrote:
>> My '95 960 (2.5 l straight 6) has just failed its annual MOT
>> inspection for front suspension rubber bush wear on the lower arm.
>> Anyone fixed these before? I've never had to work on the 960
>> suspension before.
>>
>> Do I replace arms, or just bushes? How much effort are the bushes to
>> press-out / press-in? Anything else that's going to need replacement,
>> just for breaking whenever I go near it? Just how much suspension do
>> I need to dismantle to get to this stuff?
>>
>> Thanks for any advice
>
>
> Are these the cone shaped bushings on the control rods? If so, then you
> don't need any special tools to replace them, just unbolt the rods and
> change the bushings. If it's any of the others, you'll need to press
> them, I've had success with a large bench vise and some creativity.

I've changed the cone shaped ones, mostly easy but the metal parts of
the bush had rusted into the arm and needed chipped out. makes a nice
improvement to the steering feel.

--
Tony

Tony wrote:
> James Sweet wrote:
>> Andy Dingley wrote:
>>> My '95 960 (2.5 l straight 6) has just failed its annual MOT
>>> inspection for front suspension rubber bush wear on the lower arm.
>>> Anyone fixed these before? I've never had to work on the 960
>>> suspension before.
>>>
>>> Do I replace arms, or just bushes? How much effort are the bushes to
>>> press-out / press-in? Anything else that's going to need replacement,
>>> just for breaking whenever I go near it? Just how much suspension do
>>> I need to dismantle to get to this stuff?
>>>
>>> Thanks for any advice
>>
>>
>> Are these the cone shaped bushings on the control rods? If so, then
>> you don't need any special tools to replace them, just unbolt the rods
>> and change the bushings. If it's any of the others, you'll need to
>> press them, I've had success with a large bench vise and some creativity.
>
> I've changed the cone shaped ones, mostly easy but the metal parts of
> the bush had rusted into the arm and needed chipped out. makes a nice
> improvement to the steering feel.
>
> --
> Tony
>


I forget sometimes that cars rust in some areas, that can be a real
pain. Some P'Blaster usually helps loosen up rusted parts.

If Volvo had made cars out of stainless steel they'd last 100 years.

This might help.

http://www.swedishbricks.net/700900F...%20Replacement

James Sweet wrote:
> Tony wrote:
>> James Sweet wrote:
>>> Andy Dingley wrote:
>>>> My '95 960 (2.5 l straight 6) has just failed its annual MOT
>>>> inspection for front suspension rubber bush wear on the lower arm.
>>>> Anyone fixed these before? I've never had to work on the 960
>>>> suspension before.
>>>>
>>>> Do I replace arms, or just bushes? How much effort are the bushes to
>>>> press-out / press-in? Anything else that's going to need replacement,
>>>> just for breaking whenever I go near it? Just how much suspension do
>>>> I need to dismantle to get to this stuff?
>>>>
>>>> Thanks for any advice
>>>
>>>
>>> Are these the cone shaped bushings on the control rods? If so, then
>>> you don't need any special tools to replace them, just unbolt the
>>> rods and change the bushings. If it's any of the others, you'll need
>>> to press them, I've had success with a large bench vise and some
>>> creativity.
>>
>> I've changed the cone shaped ones, mostly easy but the metal parts of
>> the bush had rusted into the arm and needed chipped out. makes a nice
>> improvement to the steering feel.
>>
>> --
>> Tony
>>
>
>
> I forget sometimes that cars rust in some areas, that can be a real
> pain. Some P'Blaster usually helps loosen up rusted parts.
>
> If Volvo had made cars out of stainless steel they'd last 100 years.


The Austin 'Big Healey' was made with a stainless steel body. It
also rusted - electrolytic corrosion from the body being used as the
ground circuit...