my volvo 850se journal

[duke1]

hi all well just to keep this up to date yesterday i got the drivers side (uk) delta link bush replaced,no special volvo tool just this old hand winch fixed to the house wall and a blowtorch from temu for £3 ,i did replace the main bolt with an expensive £12.50 each only genuine available and the other bolts m12 x 35 i used marine grade stainless steel from boltworld will last forever and if needs be come undone easy with no rust.
repainted the bracket work as it had some heavy rust,power wire brushed and several coats of matt black car paint should keep them sound.
i did break the little torx screw on the suspension arm for the handbrake cable and had to drill it out and find a nice new screw again stainless.
i found if i used the hand winch for pulling the old link as i heated it and the car has a rhino heavy duty winch i fitted for loading wheelchairs with use of a snatch block this electric winch with remote control was perfect for pulling the axle back and securing it in order for the hand winch to pull soundly on the link which i heated till the plastic bush started dripping out and then the blowtorch ran out of gas and whilst i went indoors to change it there was a loud pop and the hand winch fell over with the smoking delta link!
hard work in all honesty the hardest bit was getting the new bush to start in the hole but a dremel and taper the edges and used a luggage ratchet strap around the axle and over the end of the d link and wind it in along with tapping the rubber bit at same time,pics here of some of the work and tools i used!