My dealer told me that my 87 240's front control arm rear bucket is worn and distorted so they can't put in a new bushing. They said they contacted Swedish auto parts and were told that the part is not available. Bentleys manual doesn't call the part as a bucket, if I understand correctly, it may be the rear bushing bracket. Where can I get this part or how do all the thousands of 240 enthusiasts fix this problem?

 

Depending on how bad your bracket is I have read about people spot welding the new bushing into the bracket. This seems like a fairly iffy proposition as you have to be very careful not to overheat the rubber in the new bushing.

I had a bad one and I pulled a replacement from a junkyard and it seems to be doing ok.