Rear Suspension Bushing removal from trailing arm
 

Well, I've done all the easy stuff - removing bolts...Now I'm trying to get the bushing assembly out of the trailing arm. I've tried hammering, heat, digging out the rubber, pipe wrenching,... but it refuses to come apart.:mad::mad::mad:

Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated.:confused:

put the one big bolt back into it (finger tight works, just enough to hold it). pb blaster the joint. give the trailing arm a nice wack.

Great idea that I looked forward to executing all day long, but unfortunately didn't work for me despite some very nice whacks. So I worked away at the rubber bushing part using red-hot screwdrivers to melt/chisel. I alternated with 2 screwdrivers - while using one, the other sat in the propane torch flame. Eventually I got it apart. Installing the new one was a small pain, too. I needed to increase the taper slightly to keep it from popping back out while being whacked back in.;)

This was one job that I'm glad is done and will avoid in the future if I can.

glad u figured it out. volvo has a special tool to pull it....

Glad here, too. Thanks for the interest/help.:)