Volvo V60 Front Suspension Strut: Specs, Fitment & Common Faults
On the V60, an experienced mechanic genuinely replaced a strut top mount that looked perfectly fine as a last resort, and it cured the noise anyway.
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OEM Part Number: confirm via VIN — front struts (aftermarket) Bilstein 22-182869 / Sachs 313 748
| Front strut / shock absorber (aftermarket) | Sachs 313 748 (left) and 313 749 (right) (twin-tube gas); Bilstein 22-182869 (left) and 22-182876 (right) (B4 OE replacement); Meyle 726 623 0045 (left) and 726 623 0046 (right) (pairs only); Master-Sport 313748-PCS-MS and 313749-PCS-MS; Ridex 854S1606; Denckermann DSB261G (right) |
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| Front lower arm / wishbone (aftermarket) | LH Delphi TC2158 (ball joint), Lemförder 36170 01, TRW JTC2215, Ridex 273C0552, Ridex 273C1107 (aluminium); RH Lemförder 36171 01, Ridex 273C0551 (ball joint), Ridex 273C0933 (aluminium, ball joint) |
| Top mount / strut bearing (aftermarket) | Sachs 803 052 and Lemförder 37766 01 (no ball bearing, two per axle); Sachs 801 050 and Lemförder 37554 01 (two per axle); SNR KB652.30 (repair kit, ball bearing); Meyle 714 641 0009/S (rolling bearing) |
| Genuine (OE) numbers quoted | Lemförder 37766 01 and Sachs 803 052 (upper mounts) 1377259, 1381836, 1406414, 1441597, 1734710, 1761001, 30736503, 31200897, 31340241, 31340242, 31340605, 31340606, 5183155, 6G91-3K155-AAA, -AAB, -AAC, -AAD, AG91-3K155-BAA, -BAB, DG9C-3K155-AXB; Lemförder 37554 01 and Sachs 801 050 (bearing) 1433283, 1441144, 1465258, 1466167, 1510474, 1539863, 1679526, 1801056, 30681642, 30736504, 30794009, 31201027, 31277826, 31681161, 6G91-3K099-AA, -ABB, -ABC, -ACA, -ACB, -NAB, -NBA, DG9C-3K099-BXA |
| Fitment notes | Same front strut and top mount parts as the S60 II; no engine split, and the adjustable Monroe unit has no axle stated. |
Volvo V60 Front Suspension Strut: The System That Quietly Does All the Work
On the Volvo V60, every pothole, bump and cornering load gets filtered through these parts long before it's felt inside the car, which is precisely why wear rarely shows up as one clean symptom. A methodical, process-of-elimination check tends to find the actual culprit much faster than guessing.
Volvo V60 Front Suspension Strut: What It Does
The Volvo V60's front struts fold two components into one: the damper and the coil spring's mount. A worn strut means the car keeps moving after a bump rather than settling promptly, and that lingering movement can accelerate uneven tyre wear over time.
Volvo V60 Front Suspension Strut: Watch: Replacing It
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A Genuinely Honest, Real Account Worth Knowing — Volvo V60 Front Suspension
If you've had the strut top mounts inspected and they look completely fine visually, this is genuinely worth knowing: one documented case on a related model saw an experienced mechanic replace a strut top mount as a last resort after finding nothing else obviously wrong — despite the mount and bearing looking perfectly fine once removed. Replacing it anyway fully cured the persistent noise.
It's also genuinely worth knowing a useful cross-system diagnostic finding: a persistent clunk that survived both a tie rod replacement and a full wheel alignment was eventually traced to a front engine mount specifically, rather than any genuine suspension component at all.
Volvo V60 Front Suspension Strut: Warning Signs, DIY Difficulty & Aftermarket Advice
These are the same regardless of make or model — see our full Front Suspension Strut Guide for symptoms of worn bushings and ball joints, confirming fitment against your VIN, and rubber vs polyurethane guidance.
More Volvo Front Suspension Strut
The same part, covered across other Volvo models.