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S60 – how NOT to install the brake caliper spring
S60 Blues » So this seems to be a fairly common complaint, A soft or spongy pedal after replacing pad and or rotor. Well I am stumped and really need some sound advice. I had no issues with the brakes or pedal prior to this incident. I have also changed pads on this vehicle a couple of times. It a 2001 with under 70,000 miles.
History- Last weekend I finally replaced my struts, mounts, strut bushings, control arms, ball joint and links. I also replaced the rotors and pads. I didn’t open the bleeders when retracting the caliper pistons, and i didn’t crack open the master cylinder cap. The fluid made it way out of the breather hole. After completing the brake job I got in to pump up the brakes, it took forever to get resistance and I never got a firm pedal.
JDS60R » With a pressure bleeder you will not need a friend. You will need at least 15psi to help push the bubble through. Keep it under 22 psi.
Once you have assured the brakes are assembled correctly you should pull and clean the bleeders. You mentioned that air is getting past them. This is normal whne they are open. If it happened when it was closed you would have another issue. The quickest way to check for leaks is to pressurize with a pressure bleeder and look for leaks.
You just have air in the system. BMW uses a reverse bleed for this circumstance. You can get a large syringe at your local tractor supply or equivalent and attach a hose from the syringe filled with brake fluid to each brake bleeder. You then force the fluid in and it pushes the air up ( as air loves to go while in a fluid) into the Master cylinder. The only issue with this process is if the sytem is not clean then you may be forcing the contamination in the caliper up into the ABS or MC.
Usually a pressure bleed from 15-22 psi does the trick. Try that first and let us know. I just did a S60 where the line was completely empty ( homemade pressure bleeder ran dry and if forced air through the entire line). Customer was too nervous to try anything further. I pressure bled it and it came up perfect. You can use a home made pressure bleeder just keep enough fluid in it.
S60 No Pedal after Changing pads & rotors
The Volvo S60
The Volvo S60 is a compact luxury sedan manufactured and marketed by Volvo since 2000 and is now in its third generation.
The first generation (2000–2009) was launched in autumn of 2000 in order to replace the S70 and was based on the P2 platform. It had a similar designed estate version called Volvo V70 and a sports version called S60 R. Styling cues were taken from the ECC concept car and the S80.
The second generation (2010–2018) was released in 2010 for the 2011 model year and has its own estate version, known as the Volvo V60.
The third generation joined the Volvo line-up in 2018 for the 2019 model year. It is built on a shortened version of the Scalable Product Architecture platform, in America’s first Volvo factory in Ridgeville, South Carolina. The U.S. became the sole global source of the S60 sedan after production in China was phased out in early 2019.
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Last Updated on June 17, 2024
