Rearcanti roll bar bushes

[dexter7176]

I have a 2007 xc70 d5 185 bhp, the rear anti-roll bar bushes have gone. Can anyone recommend a seller they have used, and can I fit them in situ? Thanks

[pierremcalpine]

Originally Posted by dexter7176

I have a 2007 xc70 d5 185 bhp, the rear anti-roll bar bushes have gone. Can anyone recommend a seller they have used, and can I fit them in situ? Thanks

Not sure about your vehicle type but on mine (2004 S60) I was stuck replacing the whole darned ARB. Job wasn't too bad but mine was FWD so probably a simpler job than on your XC70. I would have left it as is except that in Ontario you need a safety to get it reg'd and the mechanic had flagged the bushes as failed.

[Brendan W]

I got these back in March for our 03 V70.
https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/320873079146
Bar didn't have to come out. The old ones came off real easy and you split the new to get them on.

[dexter7176]

I've typed in my car model but I seem to be getting two sizes, 19mm and 21 mm. Does anyone know which one? I can't measure under the car at the moment as wife is away in it.

[Brendan W]

I had to go in and measure. Not the easiest with the bar being distorted at the bends and so forth, plus the blistering paint.
With a vernier, taking a selection of measurements at the fairly straight bits it should be easy enough to tell 19 from 21
You would imagine................

[petey]

You don’t even need a vernier; a 19mm open needed spanner either will or won’t gonover it....

[Brendan W]

Originally Posted by petey

You don’t even need a vernier; a 19mm open needed spanner either will or won’t gonover it....

And where were you when I was faffing about with my instrument

[petey]

Originally Posted by Brendan W

And where were you when I was faffing about with my instrument

If it helps, I only thought of that after struggling for far too long in a wet car park, many, many years ago.....

[jnmonaghan]

When shaking the rear 19mm ARB on my car, how much movement in the original rubber bushes, would necessitate changing them?
I have aprox.1mm and 2mm spaces between the rubbers and the roll bar.
The original bushes on the front ARB appear to be OK.

Jude
2003 V70 D5- 120000miles

[Brendan W]

I would replace if the bar could move.
There was a clunk in our n/s when going over speed bumps.
The gap on the bar was of that kind of size, the rubber had separated from it.