Rear upper arm bushing replacement

[spiralarms]

Hi, I may have bitten off more than I can chew, and I'm looking for some advice.

I'm trying to replace the leading rear upper control arm bushing (part number 31277897) on my 2005 XC90. In theory it looks simple, undo a couple of bolts holding the carrier onto the subframe, slide it off and then slide on a new one.

My first problem was access to one of those bolts, the spring was in the way, so I've lowered the bottom arm to get the spring out of the way.

I've now managed to remove the 2 two bolts, and the retaining spindle bolt, but there just isn't the clearance to slide the bushing and carrier off. See photo. A main subframe member is in the way.

I can get a lever in and move things down and away from the subframe, but I'm a bit wary about how much force to apply, and besides I don't have enough hands to then slide off the bush.

I did wonder if I should just go the whole hog and look at removing the whole upper arm, but that looks like it would have the same problem of not having enough clearance to slide the whole arm towards the front of the car. It will hit the same subframe member.

So my question, does anyone have any top tips on how to remove this bushing (and then get a new one back on). If removing the whole upper arm is the answer, is this even something I should be attempting in my drive! I'd have to take the exhaust off to get at the trailing upper bushing bolt.

Any help or pointers appreciated.

Thanks,

Neil