Volvo Lower Control Arms (S60/S80/V70/XC70/XC90)

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--------------- Hey guys here with a video showing you how to replace the front lower control arms on your 1999-2014 Volvo vehicle. Fortunately for you Volvo owners, Volvo has used essentially the same lower control arm setup for a large number of years making this repair overall fairly universal between many Volvo models! this video will apply to the following Volvo models:
1999-2006 S80
2001-2009 S60
2001-2007 V70
2003-2007 XC70
2003-2014 XC90
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@teamxj6589 3 жыл бұрын

You only need to remove the control arm, nothing else. Do not remove the break caliper and drive shaft.

@donmoore7785 3 жыл бұрын

Make your own video please, that shows people your approach. I have done this job 3 times and used another method twice. The method shown here I prefer. Just saying "you don't need to do X" is not a procedure. You can't just delete those from what is shown here.

@nicholaskessack6123 2 жыл бұрын

Don Moore it's really interesting watching these videos, I've no idea on how most things work and look like on a suspension so it's great to see on here. I also noticed another video that Jeep XJ team was saying, its a video from the UK, his KZfaq name is SiRobb. Lower control arm Wishbone is the title, 19.40 minutes long and 255k views just so you get the exact one as he does a few. He just loosens the Track rod end I think and the Wishbone itself. It's worth a watch 🙂

@MarkWright1963 Жыл бұрын

Brake

@FluePeak 8 ай бұрын

Agreed, there is enought room to remove the control arm without removing anything from the hub.

@1959chrishall 3 жыл бұрын

Hey Helping Hand, great demo and description. I've worked on cars since I was 15 (61 now) but I'm new to Volvo so good to have the some thoughtful guidance!

@donmoore7785 3 жыл бұрын

When I got my first Volvo - an 850T, the internet was indispensable for learning how to work on it. Remains true today with my third car.

@randyhughes6520 3 жыл бұрын

Nice job. One thought. I believe on the S60 the strut bolts adjust camber. Might want to mark position to ensure you get it back the way it was...or just plan on getting an alignment.

@donmoore7785 3 жыл бұрын

You ABSOLUTELY need to have the wheels realigned if you use this procedure. One thing to do to get it close is push in on the top of the knuckle (you will find play with the bolt installed) before you tighten the top nut.

@hartsmith3530 4 жыл бұрын

Very thorough demo. One of the most concise, easy to follow videos I’ve viewed. Well done!

@roddyb Жыл бұрын

Really good instruction. I like where you live, sunny, warm and the 2003 Volvo looks like it enjoys the environment as well…

@johnhardin5334 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for taking the time to demonstrate this process and also the detailed explanation. SInce my 2002 S60 has recently begun to show it's age, I am taking this opportunity to learn how to make these types of repairs. Awesome job!!

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

John Hardin Of course. Glad I can help.

@dianapotoski4006 Жыл бұрын

Real Hands On Experience Video. Great Job on Volvo Labor Competency. Thank you for the demonstration mechanic know how.

@StBlazeyModelWorld 3 жыл бұрын

Great video my friend. Here in the UK we get a bit more rain and wind lol. But, I'll be doing this job on my V70 very soon. Thanks for your help

@rj3969 5 ай бұрын

I’m trying the upgraded control arms from IPD, the last ones lasted about a year. Both of the sway bars need to be upgraded, the bars from ELEVATE look a little thicker than IPD’s. IPD also offers upgraded Endlinks -not a bad idea to replace those while you are at it as they are not expensive. Thank you so much for the video!

@jackfoster8319 3 жыл бұрын

Very succinct. Detailed demo of what needs to be removed.

@bryencass8260 3 жыл бұрын

Great video, so thorough, so patient and detailed description. Amazing! Thank you so much!!

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 3 жыл бұрын

No problem.

@gmantheweedman9557 2 жыл бұрын

Why take off the hub to remove the lower control arm? Wouldn’t you take off the ball joint and then the two bolts holding the control arm in place.

@loden888 Жыл бұрын

Another video shows removal of the ball joint and does not require removal of the hub. But that ball joint is not easy to remove.

@vopd4459 Жыл бұрын

great video easy to follow. Realistic in the driveway, where most of us diyers find ourselves

@donstevens7847 Жыл бұрын

Very informative, thanks!

@barryrobinson8403 4 жыл бұрын

great vid in every way to now give me confidence I can do this absent a need for additional tools along the way due to unexpected issues ( which I cant go get cause the only vehicle is down, lol). Glad to become a new subscriber, keep up the good work!!!!!!

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks!

@TheOneJPtv 8 ай бұрын

Good instructions. lots of light to see. thanks.

@brandonhennis9582 4 жыл бұрын

Very helpful video 👍

@bedandbreakfastfan7088 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for sharing your experience. With a little bit of luck I'll be able to tackle this job myself! I'm curious what symptoms you or the customer had to make you certain this needed to be replaced?

@concreteminute 2 жыл бұрын

thanks man great help

@donmoore7785 3 жыл бұрын

Mine lasted only 60k (OEM), 30k, and 30k miles. Excellent job on this video but you forgot to tell people they must have a realignment done, and they need to swap steering stops. I take off the lower sway bar link connection, and it makes reinstalling the strut and its bolts MUCH easier. Last time I did this job, I got one side reinstalled without disconnecting, but fought the other side for a half hour before simply undoing the bottom nut of the link - which takes only a few minutes. For me, PB Blaster is a much better product than WD40 for breaking loose threads.

@izyfication 2 жыл бұрын

Hé mention to swap steering stop part 😉

@takuacheperformance4740 2 жыл бұрын

Import Direct at Oreillys is legitimate parts and lifetime warranty! Love their stuff

@izyfication 2 жыл бұрын

Great video very helpfull 👍🏻 I have 1 question it is about lifting the car ? On what part to you place the jack to lift the car ? Thank you 👍🏻

@mikehanlon9773 4 ай бұрын

Good job!! 😊

@Gixxer_fan_boy 2 жыл бұрын

This to me is the best way to do it

@GasbombochGodismonstret 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, you did it in a different way than 1aauto do it, take a look at their video of this repair. Also you forgot to move over the steering stop that the old part had, if you look at your new part there’s holes for it.

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

I moved it off camera. Sorry.

@keithhicks3100 Жыл бұрын

I wish I had seen this video first would’ve save me so much stress

@insanebeatjunkie 6 ай бұрын

I didnt see you pop out the lug bolts i noticed the bushing connected to the knuckle you didnt feel the need to change that one out as well..

@insanebeatjunkie 6 ай бұрын

Is it safe to say your axle was spinning freely do to the missing axle nut

@gerardjones7881 3 жыл бұрын

disconnect steering balljoint first makes positioning easier, Reinstall steering arm last. Forgot the steering stops. I'm in the middle of doing this today. Then maybe alignment.

@ChrisBaccus 2 жыл бұрын

Just a note. The P3 Volvo XC70 is very different than this lower control arm. I tried the replacement on my 2012 XC70 T6 and it was a pain without a second person and some serious leverage to get all the bolts back in. I had to end up towing the car and having my mechanic finish the job. It's possible to do it, but I just couldn't get it. It's not for the light hearted and a bit different on the P3 XC70.

@user-nz8kg4yc6s 5 ай бұрын

Much easier to replace the wishbones with the car on drive on ramps then you just unbolt the wishbone and replace it, because the suspension is compressed it just slips out and in again !

@gnomenorthofthewall1982 2 жыл бұрын

Interesting video, but you really don't need to do half of those steps to change the control arms. Although unnecessarily, but anyway good introduction to the overall structure of the front.

@skerymovy2 3 жыл бұрын

Is it an SKF control arm? How is it holding up?

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 3 жыл бұрын

Holding up just fine! The customer bought an Oreilly auto part “import direct” control arm. I usually use import direct stuff from oreilly and it holds up very well. Much better than their master pro brand crap.

@jjustinhill2459 2 жыл бұрын

Very helpful, thank you. I tried tackling this yesterday on my '09 S60 and the rear most horizontal bolt would not budge.... hit it PB Blaster several times, eventually pulled out the impact wrench and ended up rounding off the bolt head.... like an idiot. So now I need to replace the bolt. Saw on some forums this can be done by "slightly lifting the engine with a scissor jack" so the bolts can be removed. Any idea the best way to go about slightly lifting the engine? I would assume some of the engine mounts need to be loosened, perhaps not.

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 2 жыл бұрын

You would most likely need to loosen the motor mounts to get it to be able to raise slightly

@JnJShiffler 3 жыл бұрын

HELP. 2004 XC70 Front impact sensors. * Please tell me the location. * This car is making an ass out of me. Want to test to see if it latches closed or resets to open after a dash airbag went off. Sending out SRS Module to get reset. Doesn't seem to have wiring to detect if airbag is bad or impact sensor is bad. NOt positive though. But where the hell are they located? I have bumper and grill off and removed front right headlight. Following all cables, cannot find impact sensor. Wonder what color the connector is. HELP

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 3 жыл бұрын

The front impact sensor should be on the passenger side (assuming USA car) near the headlight area. Should be #11 in this diagram.

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 3 жыл бұрын

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@mwhy244 4 жыл бұрын

Very nice demonstration. Thanks and please make sure to use a jack stand next time. Only one life Bro.

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

What are you talking about bro? There are clearly two jack stands supporting the vehicle.

@mwhy244 4 жыл бұрын

Helping Hand Auto Repair True, I saw those later in the video.

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

Lol. Most people just go straight to the comments without actually watching anything. Boggles my mind. I mean I would want to make sure I knew what I was talking about before opening up my mouth.

@mwhy244 4 жыл бұрын

Helping Hand Auto Repair True! It looked as if the Jack was active though. My heart was pounding for fear, as I was watching the video.😀

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the concern. I usually leave the floor jack there as a last ditch effort IN CASE the jack stands failed.

@JohnSullivan-pg3ys 4 жыл бұрын

Couldn't you leave the strut bolts and tie rod and just pop the ball joint?

@JohnSullivan-pg3ys 4 жыл бұрын

Then finagle the axle out?

@HelpingHandAutoRepair 4 жыл бұрын

You can try.

@UrbanMelon 3 жыл бұрын

You can get the ball joint out of the LCAs by pulling them down with a ratchet strap or one of those prybar hook tools. If you use a ratchet strap, use a beefy one (2" or more)

@qqslp 3 жыл бұрын

You definitely do not need to remove axle or brake caliper. The main reason to remove the strut to knuckle bolts is to so that you can place a jack under the disc rotor and slightly jack up the knuckle when inserting the ball joint in the new control arm. I recently replaced both front control arms and had success using the above method. Did not remove brake calipers, knuckle, or axle. Was surprised by how easy it was.

@gerardjones7881 3 жыл бұрын

@@qqslp Yeh, I've done that, it works nice with a bigger ratchet strap.

@Markustajahoyrylaiva 2 жыл бұрын

no need to take hub out

@thevoiceoftruth55 3 жыл бұрын

The other side is NOT the same and will require disconnecting the passenger side motor mount and lifting the engine a few inches to get access to the control arm bolts.

@donmoore7785 3 жыл бұрын

I did not need to raise the engine. I used the wrench shown here - an offset 17mm box. I believe it is the only wrench that will do the job without raising the engine. No way to get a socket on it, and a straight box will not work.