97 855R Just bought it and I love it..except a few issues

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 31 Jul 2014, 19:59

RussB wrote:
koffinb wrote:

There appears to be no clamp on the upper intercooler outlet hose ???

It's up top near the radiator...

WOW! You are right..hold on let me run outside to check on that real fast.

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 31 Jul 2014, 20:03

RussB wrote:
koffinb wrote:

There appears to be no clamp on the upper intercooler outlet hose ???

It's up top near the radiator...

It's there..just a little hard to see in that picture

Post by **RussB** » 31 Jul 2014, 20:07

Good to go!

Post by **j-dawg** » 31 Jul 2014, 20:10

you'd definitely notice if there were no clamp on that hose. the big hoses blow off under boost if they're insufficiently clamped.

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 31 Jul 2014, 20:11

So tomorrow I will be checking the rest of the brake components once again. It seems like the shims are the most common fix for this problem, based on what I have been reading. I would really hate to throw money at items that don't need fixing..unless its preventative maintenance of course

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 31 Jul 2014, 22:39

So I am confused as to what I have been reading..should the arrows on the shims be pointing up or the direction of wheel rotation?

Post by **JRL** » 01 Aug 2014, 04:50

REAL NICE R
Nothing there out of the ordinary and much better than your average near 18 year old R!
If you're not sure have a mechanic go thru your rear brakes, rear rotors and E-brakes to find the problem

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 01 Aug 2014, 05:07

JRL wrote:REAL NICE R
Nothing there out of the ordinary and much better than your average near 18 year old R!
If you're not sure have a mechanic go thru your rear brakes, rear rotors and E-brakes to find the problem

Thanks! I will make sure to do that today and report back to you guys on what the problem was. I might also do the timing belt just to be safe. Records show the tensioner was replaced at 127k, but not the actual belt itself

Post by **jreed** » 01 Aug 2014, 05:24

Gorgeous car!
About 4 years ago I had a terrible vibration on the rear brakes too (on my '97 855), and I replaced the rotors and pads and installed the stainless steel 'half' shims all at the same time. I used ATE rotors and Volvo blue box pads. The vibration problem was solved and hasn't come back... I couldn't tell if it was due to replacing the rotors or installing the shims, or both.

koffinb · Post by **koffinb** » 01 Aug 2014, 05:29

jreed wrote:Gorgeous car!
About 4 years ago I had a terrible vibration on the rear brakes too (on my '97 855), and I replaced the rotors and pads and installed the stainless steel 'half' shims all at the same time. I used ATE rotors and Volvo blue box pads. The vibration problem was solved and hasn't come back... I couldn't tell if it was due to replacing the rotors or installing the shims, or both.

Thank you. I will look into making those repairs as well and reporting back. Hopefully it cures it..it really makes the car sort of annoying to drive.

97 855R Just bought it and I love it..except a few issues

Re: 97 855R Just bought it and I love it..except a few issue