1999 V70 T5 DIY Front Caliper 8111102 8111101 DIY in 50 minutes!!

Post by **abscate** » 18 Jun 2013, 14:31

OK - good mechanicing is not a race, but I had an hour of time in a boring conference call where I was just a listener, so I plugged earphones in and dashed outside.

My front left caliper locked up on me so I got two rebuilt ATE calipers from BAP GEON (in stock, local, 42 USD with 16 USD core) - you need to specify both wheel size and rotor size - mine were 280mm, 305 mm is the other option.

Post by **Ozark Lee** » 19 Jun 2013, 18:44

Well done!

You are lucky that the brake line came loose with what appears to be minimal pain. The lines are notorious for seizing in place.

...Lee

Post by **abscate** » 20 Jun 2013, 03:44

Thanks Lee!

It's pretty easy to move it (14mm) while the caliper is firmly attached to the wheel - I've found once you remove it that job gets nasty.

I did leave out the pin removal picture, will edit

Post by **abscate** » 16 Mar 2018, 07:47

added part numbers to thread title to search

Post by **Rattnalle** » 16 Mar 2018, 08:04

I did one of mine on my 04 the other week though its exactly the same. Almost exactly one hour from when I had my tools ready and started taking the wheels off. I got away with gravity bleeding it though, it just started pouring through after I took the lid off the reservoir so I just kept filling until a deciliter or two had run through

Post by **wizechatmgr** » 16 Mar 2018, 22:20

Now if only Abscate would buy a brake lathe =)

Post by **abscate** » 17 Mar 2018, 04:22

I think Gochees has one in Delmar. It's a rare sight seeing someone carrying discs through a money and brains neighborhood on the way to the auto shop

Post by **ZionXIX** » 17 Mar 2018, 07:39

lol, I did this over new years with a junkyard caliper. Once everything is cracked loose it goes very quickly. Something I will never understand is european calipers using allen head type bolts. My tool kit has 2 sided allen extension bits. The problem is that they are nearly 8 inches long which makes the (3/8" socket + adapter + the allen bit) a very tight fit. I definitely to invest in a couple of standalone allen sockets.

Post by **matthew1** » 17 Mar 2018, 08:11

Why isn't this in the Repair Database? Who's in charge around here?

Management, I'd like a complaint form please. I've got some writing to do.

Post by **abscate** » 17 Mar 2018, 11:53

There’s a slight subtle point here I should have explained better.

The caliper hose is attached hard to the caliper and then to the flexible hose attached to a bracket. The hose/hard line connection is the tough one to break, so what I do is crack the line at the caliperwhile mounted, unmount the caliper, then unscrew the hose by turning the caliper. If the hose is in good condition this saves a lot of hard work.