Removing the anti-roll bar

Fig 1: Identifying Anti-Roll Bar Mounting Screws Of Rear Axle Member

Courtesy of VOLVO CARS OF NORTH AMERICA.

Remove the cables for the parking brake from their brackets in the lower cover and in the heat deflector plate.

Carefully bend out the mechanical cables towards the wheel bearing housing. Ensure that the cables do not crack or break.

Remove: 

• the screws for the mountings for the anti-roll bar in the rear axle member
• the anti-roll bar.

Separate the connector for the Active on Demand coupling.