What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

Post by **kklepack** » 29 Mar 2020, 21:41

Replaced parking brake cables (one was cut and the other was seized) new shoes, springs and painted brake dust shields.

Post by **smacknab** » 30 Mar 2020, 04:54

kklepack wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 21:41 Replaced parking brake cables (one was cut and the other was seized) new shoes, springs and painted brake dust shields.

Can I ask how old your car is and if you live in an area with salted roads? My brake dust shields are almost non existent

Post by **abscate** » 30 Mar 2020, 06:52

smacknab wrote: ↑30 Mar 2020, 04:54
kklepack wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 21:41 Replaced parking brake cables (one was cut and the other was seized) new shoes, springs and painted brake dust shields.
Can I ask how old your car is and if you live in an area with salted roads? My brake dust shields are almost non existent

Order able as new parts for about $70 per side, by the way. If my 1998s are good I can give you those.

3516883 3516884 part numbers for rear

Bit of a pig in the poke job, though, the wheel hubs have to come off to get plate on unless one gets 'creative'

On the front, there is a skinny bit you can cut and sneak them off/on without hub removal.

Post by **abscate** » 30 Mar 2020, 07:24

Found adorable picture of Elizabeth the T5 when it was the sleeper kid hauler

Post by **kklepack** » 30 Mar 2020, 08:00

smacknab wrote: ↑30 Mar 2020, 04:54
kklepack wrote: ↑29 Mar 2020, 21:41 Replaced parking brake cables (one was cut and the other was seized) new shoes, springs and painted brake dust shields.
Can I ask how old your car is and if you live in an area with salted roads? My brake dust shields are almost non existent

1999 V70 R 212K , Car has been whole live in IL area. I Got his car 3 months ago so I'm not sure if they were replaced or not. But after looking at old brake shoes, I would say they are original.

I did spray paint them with out removing the shields. They came out ok. I should have take the photo but all is assembled now.

redc70 · Post by **redc70** » 30 Mar 2020, 09:44

And I thought I was the only one here who used British Seagulls!

Post by **E Showell** » 30 Mar 2020, 13:31

Seagull, I thought those were Albatrosses. Or maybe millstones. They do double duty as anchors when they don't start. And they lay down a nice smokescreen of blue haze behind courtesy of the two stroke mixture.

Post by **abscate** » 30 Mar 2020, 13:45

Ive dunked my Nissan 4HP four times into salt water - once had to retrieve it in 10 feet by diving, attaching and winching it up.

It still runs great.

Post by **E Showell** » 30 Mar 2020, 14:59

My dad had a silver century seagull for a while back in the 70s. I don't remember that it started reliably.

Post by **abscate** » 31 Mar 2020, 03:51

Come on rain, go away. I’ve got Volvo’s to fix.

What did you do to your Volvo today? Topic is solved

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