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1990 740 Wagon Clogged Abs / Brake Lines

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turdbundy
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Joined: 3 May 2017
Year and Model: 1990 740
Location: Oakland

1990 740 Wagon Clogged Abs / Brake Lines

Post by turdbundy »

Greetings fellow Volvo Owner,

I have a 740 wagon that has some very dicey brakes at the moment. Here's the run down, I had my friend help me replace the pads. It was then we realized that when we realized that the rear calipers were siezed up. We tried bleeding the brake lines but nothing came out. My "Anti-Lock" light has been on for as long as I've had the car. It comes on only sometimes typically moments after starting the car.
I took it in to a Volvo specialist to see if they could help me unclog my brake lines. He told me it is for sure clogged in the ABS but didn't want to attempt to work on it. Instead he tried selling me OEM pads.
Do you guys have any suggestions on how I could go about unclogging my ABS / Brake lines? I love this car but it's getting to a point where it's not quite safe to drive.

lummert
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Year and Model: 760 1988
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Post by lummert »

Was pressure bleeding tried?
1988 Volvo 760 Turbo Wagon

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