98 v70 t5 e-brake shoes

volvomadness · Post by **volvomadness** » 19 Apr 2014, 18:07

I have done a couple of these in the past this is why i am at my wits end.

e-brake shoes are attach with the bottom spring, making sure bottom ebrake cable gizmo is in the shoe notches. Everything looks good.

When I place the top adjuster in , which is fully depressed, the shoes are expanded to much and can't get the rotor on. The rotor fits no problem without the adjuster.

Any thoughts would be helpful

Post by **cn90** » 19 Apr 2014, 18:57

Make sure the Parking Brake Lever in the cabin is released.

Post by **abscate** » 19 Apr 2014, 19:45

When I did my 99 I found there were two part numbers for shoes. One was too large

Compare new part to old part for correct radius.

Post by **mecheng** » 20 Apr 2014, 07:53

I had the same problem, I used my bench grinder to remove 1mm off them on each pad; otherwise they would not fit.

opelrick · Post by **opelrick** » 20 Apr 2014, 11:49

I purchased 3 sets of e-brake shoes from one of our favorite vendors because the price was too good to be true. Guess which brand ? Yes, that's right - Scantech - part # 40.347.02 (REF. 3516881) Definitely too big to fit inside of new rotors or even old ones that have the wear-induced lip. Guessing they will work with a rotor that has had the E-brake drum turned or perhaps a DIY lip grind. Tried 3 different brands of new & used rotors before deducing it was the shoes ...