1996, 850 Turbo, E-Brake Adj. Issue

[Rbaratt]

And there it was!...the upper part of the retaining clip is indeed held on with a 13mm cap screw. I had first looked at the bottom hole and thought that the clip was riveted to the backing plate. I now see that this is just a bent tab that holds the bottom of the retaining clip. I will get new hardware tomorrow. I am also going to order some new cables from FCP to see if that helps with my original problem.

[Rbaratt]

I went to the dealer and purchased new shoe retaining clips along with the springs over the adjusters. After installing the new hardware, I was able to complete the brake adjustment without any of the binding I was previously experiencing.

I inspected the e-brake cables and could not find any visible signs of cracking or binding. The parking brakes are now adjusted and working, but I am still experiencing a single snapping noise after releasing the brake and accelerating forward.

In a different discussion thread I found a comment that mentions a "pop" can be considered normal on these cars. Here is the comment ----" the Volvos allow the shoes to float, slide, even rotate quite a bit making for a less robust "emergency" brake while moving and highlight the need to make sure they are centered on the backing plate then re-adjusted after a couple uses to account for any repositioning of the shoes from "re-settling." As such, don't be surprised if you hear a "pop" when applying the parking brake if the car is trying to roll the opposite direction from the last time it was applied -- shoe rotating a bit in the drum until they hit the stop on the other side

Not sure if they are describing the same snap that I am experiencing, but for now I will run it until something changes.