This past weekend I arranged to meet up with a buddy in Maine and do some work to the R on his lift. Springs, sways, tires and some other assorted goodies. While I had the time, e-brakes were first on the to do list.
I already knew what it would look like under there but hopefully my pictures will motivate some people to do this ASAP.
Not catastrophic, but considering the stories I have heard it was an accident waiting to happen. First pad de-laminated just from removing passenger side rotor. Other 2 pads were okay until I showed my friend what happens from just giving them a quick 2ft drop test...
ugh, i really really need to do mine... i've been putting it off for quite some time. maybe when i'm in that area putting my springs in.--> might be the motivation i need.
Ah Yes, the classic Volvo e-brake scenario, at least for the last 35 years that I am aware of, (had the same issue on my 1975 245!)
In addition to cleaning it all up, and appying some WD-40 or similar on the backing plate, I would recommend replacing the hold down springs at a minimum. They can be a real joy to remove at times, and get fatigued in the removal process.
were is your sfaty stand..? or do you want to be branded DA of the year..?
Fitzy- what is a E-Brake.....? Like emegerancy brake...? we dont have them any more its called a PARKING brake hahahahaha just taught id let you in on some atuomotive terms.
i plan to change my rotors and pads shortly. can i get away without changing the ebrake or will it fall apart in the process? (sorry if this is threadjacking)
wow, thank you! i was wanting look at mine sometime soon because i have a random Poping sound sometimes after i release the ebrake(but very rare) and most people say its this. Since you gave me the easy links I might as well order them and just replace them.
Yeah, it's not 'if' they will deliminate it's 'when'. Mine went last summer (just over three years old with approx 50K KM) luckily it was while parked and so I got toed to Volvo and got it all fixed under warranty.
The shoe base and the shoe material are not the same and require a bonding process to hold them together...while it is strong this method does not last forever. De-lamination basically means something can separate and become un-bonded, which usually requires time and many heating cycles.
The only real fix for something like this is preventive maintenance to correct this problem.
This past weekend I arranged to meet up with a buddy in Maine and do some work to the R on his lift. Springs, sways, tires and some other assorted goodies. While I had the time, e-brakes were first on the to do list.
I already knew what it would look like under there but hopefully my pictures will motivate some people to do this ASAP.
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Not catastrophic, but considering the stories I have heard it was an accident waiting to happen. First pad de-laminated just from removing passenger side rotor. Other 2 pads were okay until I showed my friend what happens from just giving them a quick 2ft drop test...
The pictures I posted of my car were at like 80K but iirc I wanted to do them at 60K. Seeing as you are in Texas (lotsa heat) it wouldn't hurt to take off one of the rear rotors off and give them an inspection.
From now on I will be replacing on my car and my girlfriends 98 VR every 60K/3 yrs. Her car had 135K in original pads and 2 of the 4 pads were completely disintegrated, I said a little prayer after taking the rotor off. The volvo gods like her car
Still a little leaky even after welding the flange 3/4 of the way around to seal it and grinding the sh1t out of it to make it flush, plus throw in 2 exhaust gaskets...
I'm going to have the car up on ramps this weekend to change the oil. It's my first car and I'm not that mechanically inclined, but would I be able to easily/safely check the e-brake at that time? I get a grinding sound sometimes when I put the e-brake on and this thread has me nervous.
Is this something I should do myself or one of those cases where I should take it to the shop? It's my only car so I can't really afford to have it out of commission.
I had my rear brake pads replaced at a dealer last summer (about 60K miles) - is this something they check given the common/known issue even if I didn't ask them to?
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