Rear Trailing Arm Bushes Cost

[Scooser]

My 14 yo V70 D5 R-design has just passed its MOT but have been advised the rear trailing arm bushes are worn. I understand that this is common issue on post 10 yo/100k mile V70s

What is the cost to replace these assuming a £70 per hour (inc VAT) labour cost?

I have a Volvo EV coming soon, so wonder if it is best to get the work done or sell it as it is? Car only has 73k miles and I have driven every one of them. It was originally my company car from new, and then I bought it from the leasing company 11 years ago.

It will be sad to see the old girl go as I have really looked after her, and she has looked after me.

[al dm]

I had a quote from A&T Volvo Specialists in Woking (01483 771818) back in October for £276 to replace both sides including parts, labour and VAT.

Just down the road from you....

[Ian21401]

If it is the front bushes on the rear trailing arms, I believe that they are partly hidden by plastic covers, then it is a major operation doing it yourself as various parts have to be removed to gain access and the bushes need to be pressed out and the new ones pressed in. I understand that Volvo have a special tool which enables them to do the job without dismantling half the rear suspension. We had our main dealer do my daughter’s XC70 at last service in February.

Trying to link
https://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showt...ng+arms+bushes

[V70Zig]

70 - 80k is the norm for these bushes, especially on our well maintained roads !!
Around £400 at a dealer which includes the tracking.

Mine were replaced at 75k and again last year at 153k.

[graphnic]

Mine were £324 inc VAT and genuine parts at a Volvo specialist in Northampton recently. Paid for by the selling dealer thankfully.

[Scooser]

Given the age of the car, and the fact that the original OEM bushings only lasted 70k miles, I am going to go pattern parts for the rear trailing arm bushings.

Can anyone recommend a half decent source of these bushings for purchase.

Looking at using an my indy, but as they generally only supply OEM parts, they will fit if I supply (A&T suggested above have not come back to me with a price but it has only been a few days).

Thanks in advance.

[al dm]

Originally Posted by Scooser

Given the age of the car, and the fact that the original OEM bushings only lasted 70k miles, I am going to go pattern parts for the rear trailing arm bushings.

Can anyone recommend a half decent source of these bushings for purchase.

Looking at using an my indy, but as they generally only supply OEM parts, they will fit if I supply (A&T suggested above have not come back to me with a price but it has only been a few days).

Thanks in advance.

I like the look of these Powerflex 2 part bushings as a "better" solution to the problem. They are more expensive than the standard ones, but should be easier to fit and last longer.

https://www.powerflex.co.uk/product-...ush/12423.html

Autodoc offer Lemforder brand bushes for about £23 each, but I believe the stock bushes are actually Ford parts as used in the Mondeo etc, and these are cheaper at less than £20 each.

Volvo OEM ones seem to be around £65 each - but are probably just Ford parts in a Volvo box.

[Scooser]

Originally Posted by al dm

I like the look of these Powerflex 2 part bushings as a "better" solution to the problem. They are more expensive than the standard ones, but should be easier to fit and last longer.

https://www.powerflex.co.uk/product-...ush/12423.html

Autodoc offer Lemforder brand bushes for about £23 each, but I believe the stock bushes are actually Ford parts as used in the Mondeo etc, and these are cheaper at less than £20 each.

Volvo OEM ones seem to be around £65 each - but are probably just Ford parts in a Volvo box.

Thanks, you seem very knowledgable.

Am I right that I need two of these? My reg is LC58 UAX

https://m.autodoc.co.uk/lemforder/1273468?reviews=on

Thanks in advance for any help as I normally get the garage to sort this out.

[al dm]

Originally Posted by Scooser

Thanks, you seem very knowledgable.

Am I right that I need two of these? My reg is LC58 UAX

https://m.autodoc.co.uk/lemforder/1273468?reviews=on

Thanks in advance for any help as I normally get the garage to sort this out.

Well, not particularly knowledgeable, but I recently did some research for my son's XC70.

You do indeed need two. One left and one right.

Sorry - I'm not making this sound any easier am I?

My decision when I was thinking about doing it at home on the drive was to get the PowerFlex bushings as they would be much easier to fit and wouldn't need a special tool that costs about £100 to press them in. But if I was having a garage do it for me, I would probably just have them use Volvo OEM parts. It would be cheaper than thePowerFlex bushes as the garage should already have the correct tools to press new bushes in.

[simboc2004]

I did the job a year ago - on my drive. I have detailed the process elsewhere on this forum, with photos. If I were to do it again i could do it in half a day - it took me two days, mainly because I distorted one of the bushes by attempting to press it in whilst a bit wonky (amazing how much power there is in a simple press tool). I bought the tool advertised for Mondeo, etc. on Ebay for just over £100 and sold it on for £70. Total cost for the whole job was just under £100. I fitted Lemförder bushes.

I had, originally, bought PowerFlex bushes to replace the standard ones, BUT I realised, after pushing out the original bushes, that I would really need to remove the trailing arms to fit the poly bushes, so bottled out and used the tool I had had to buy for the job to fit the replacements in situ...

It would have been a MUCH easier job if I had had access to a vehicle hoist...