1986-1993 Volvo 240 Front Struts Replacement

Jack up the front of the car and place it on jack stands.

Use an impact wrench or tire iron to remove the five 19 mm lug nuts from the front wheel.

Pull the front wheel off the wheel lugs and set it aside.

Use a socket wrench or impact gun to remove the 15 mm nut on the front sway bar endlink.

Grab the front edge of the bracket with a pair of locking pliers.

Remove the 12 mm bolt that holds the bracket in place with a socket wrench.

Use a socket wrench or impact gun to remove the 19 mm tie rod end nut.

Place a tie rod end puller over the exposed threads of the tie rod end and turn the puller with a socket wrench to push the tie rod end out of the steering knuckle.

Remove the bottom two nuts with a breaker bar or long wrench.

Place a breaker bar over the gold nut on the bottom of the control arm.

Place an 18 mm box end wrench over the bolt on top of the control arm.

Turn the breaker bar and the wrench in their respective counterclockwise directions to loosen and remove the third ball joint-to-control arm bolt.

Place a jack underneath the ball joint to support it once you remove the 3 ball joint-to-control arm bolts.

Open the hood and locate the three strut mounting bolts on the strut tower.

Make an alignment mark on the shoe at the dimple in the top of the strut tower before removing the mounting nuts.

Use a ratcheting socket wrench or impact wrench with a 13 mm deep socket to remove the three nuts.

Slowly lower the jack and guide the strut assembly down and out of the car.

Place spring compressors on opposite sides of the spring.

Alternate tightening the spring compressors evenly until you are able to move the entire spring up and down.

Use an impact wrench to remove the 24 mm nut at the top of the strut assembly.

Remove the strut mount from the strut assembly.

Remove the upper spring seat and pull the spring off the strut assembly.

If you are installing new springs you will need to remove the spring compressors. Loosen each spring compressor evenly, alternating from side to side until they are off the spring completely.

Remove the rubber bump stop from the strut assembly.

Use a large adjustable wrench or pair of groove joint pliers to remove the strut gland nut.

Grab the top of the strut and pull it out of the strut assembly.