1998 V70 Base, >300K mi Front passenger piston in the caliper opened enough to get the caliper off, but now it won't retract enough for the new rotor & pads. I opened the brake fluid reservoir to relieve pressure. I bought a 6" C clamp; no movement. Does the piston get stuck? In this case,...

If you get new calipers, grab the caliper slide pins from your factory ones. The pins on the rebuilds are usually pot metal junk.

Yes they will take the caliper as a core without slide pins. Because they're going to put in junk pins at the reman shop ...

Give me a ping on email if you need a hand, Drew In Bethlehem south of city by 6 minutes , although you caught me in CA this weekend. Usually if the piston won’t go back in its corroded inside. Keeping brake fluid fresh, under two years old is important, as well as integrity of the rubber dust boot ...

I just did calipers and rotors on my '98 V70 a few weeks back. I went with Volvo brand rotors from FCP and loaded Centric calipers even though I know they aren't the best but would be better than what I had (and I only drive about one thousand miles a year.) Got the right side from FCP and got the l...

I am just now, later in life, learning what really needs to be maintained, vs. That What The Mechanic Said to Do. While the piston boot on the caliper in question looks fine, it sounds like I have a rusty cylinder housing. You are not the only one. I've have not kept a car more than 4 years until t...

Holy mackerel, thanks to everyone for the feedback! While I change motor oil regularly, and swap air filters, I've not been good about brake fluid changes. I am just now, later in life, learning what really needs to be maintained, vs. That What The Mechanic Said to Do. BKM, that video was excellent...

keep us posted.

so, I bought a 2007 XC70 with 196k. And paid too much for it. Test drive (all of, maybe,, 30 minutes) seemed to be fine. Drove it May 4 and had an awful shift problem at low speed that felt like I had been rear-ended. Today's ~1.5 hours reading here at MVS leads me to believe that a transmission fl...

dliscomb wrote: ↑07 May 2024, 20:22 when I know either answer, I'll reply. This is not a "Volvo Shop", so I'll probably be lucky to get ATF, and not something else.

Take your own Volvo fluid or 3309 with Lubeguard. It matters.

My experience here:
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yep. right fluid, drain and fill.