HOW TO CHANGE VOLVO 240 TRAILING ARM BUSHING

Decided to change my trailing arm bushings. Tool: (2) 2inch pipe fittings with half inch hole drilled into the caps. 2inch pipe cupler, 8 inch long 1\2 inch thick. + lots of half inch bolts and washers!!!

[sputnik]

Good Job. I didn't know they made multi-piece replacement bushing system like that... eh, I'm gunna just use the regular 1 piece std bushing. If ever need do again will be easier having been through it. You're special bushing there is really cool though, thanks for post!

[reycestero]

Excellent approach to that particular situation because I have not seen that "housing" for or those bushings, I ordered the bushings I must have ordered a different product.

[adamk]

Great video, thanks. Just finished this. Quite rusty on mine. Banging around with hammer and penetrating lube helps. Regular bolt/nut got stripped. So got 1/2'" diameter grade 8 fine thread (pitch 20) bolt/nut. The mechanical advantage of the fine thread and the hardened metal did the trick.

[jacques]

Thanks dude! That video made me very optimistic

[MrCherrybottom]

Great video! I couldn't what was on the right side while pressing in sleeve to allow the 1/4 inch part hanging out.

[marccefalu]

Great job moose!! I did that job once and didn't have the same jacking system I have now, it was a real pain as I had barely any access to crank on the homemade press tool!
Question: I'm thinking about doing the bushings on my control arms and I was wondering if I should go IPD poly bushings or the Original Volvo ones? I don't know the difference or if ones better than the other.

[dudley]

Nice creativity with the press tool. The official Volvo tool was a pain to use. A larger hammer would work wonders, and don't be afraid to hammer on those ears on the axle. They are very sturdy.

[theeestrang]

Nice video! Thinking about tackling these bushings on my 240 soon. What size spacer or pipe(?) did you use between the two ears to keep them from bending? Thanks!

[jackdedert]

Nice writeup. Do you have any opinion about the method of leaving the sleeve in place, once the rubber has been ground out; then pressing in the IPD bushings to the old sleeves?