clonking

How dificult is it to replace drop link bushes on a 2002 s60?, i have a intermitent knocking noise fom the front of the car & sometimes from the rear, so i assume that the bushes require attension, am i right.

Ken, I have moved your post into the S60 area of the forum, you are more likely to get an answer here. Cheers, John

You have to replace the drop links themselves, the bushes aren't separate. Very easy to do. The noise you describe needn't be the links, but they are so easy to do I replaced the front on my V70 before finding out it was the top mount.

I am a bit confused as I have been told by some people that the bushes on the drop links(arms) on my 2002 S60 SE T, are not replaceable whereas others have told me they can be "dug" out and replaced with new bushes, can anyone give me a diffinitive answere please, if they are replaceable where can I get the bushes as Volvo have told me I need to buy the complete link ?. Thanks,Ken

Ken, If you're sure the noise is coming from the struts, then don't ignore that it might be them that are worn too - can't remember if it was this site or another where the strut itself had significant play evident once removed from the vehicle. The top mount can be difficult to diagnose, as far as I know the lower mount breaks up, but of course you can't see that until you drop the strut, the lower spring/pan mounting is easier to see though - the 'pan' is shaped to hold the spring and it's possible that the 'tail' of the spring moves out of place, only to relocate with a clonk - I think later models might have had a rubber 'seat' to overcome this. As you'll find, front end (and rear end) clonks, rattles and taps are a 'feature' of these cars and can take a huge amount of investigation before they're sorted!

Ive got the same clonk from front and rear nearside, but mines an 05 with only 40k on the clock, it doesn't rattle or clonk on rough ground, its more when i go round a corner or a sharp bend, i get a clonk.

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