***UPDATE*** Problem Solved ! We hosted a family Memorial Day get together last month and my niece's fiancee manages a Volvo parts department (didn't know this). Lifted the hood while explaining my symptoms over a few beers and he suggested replacing the Pulse Damper. He's experienced similar sympto...

Time for new lines! Wet tire and concrete under the split hose.

**UPDATE took a week to get parts/bubble flare kit so I could cut and flare the V70 hard brake line today. Bit of a PITA but went well and NO LEAKS! Many years ago I had to run new hard break lines front to rear on a rusty 4runner actuator line, I posted my "pro tip" on a Toyota forum site...

...my "pro tip" on a Toyota forum site and it worked well again today while hand bending (w/pliers) V70 front hard lines from radius to flat to radius again. If you don't have a break line bender or space is an issue, simply insert the appropriate diameter weed wacker line (.080) into the...