hi all well at long last i fixed the evil thing the abs light is out!new mot today so im a happy and somewhat less strssed volvo 850 owner,my neck is killing me now after sodding about upside down trying to fit the new brake light switch.
incidently i did an autopsy on the old brake light switch and found it is a 2 pole switch and has 4 contacts one of those 4 was missing if i had not broken the plastic in order to open it i maybe could have repaired it with a blob of solder where the contact was absent but as it is it now has a new genuine volvo switch and the original brake position sensor i repaired which is now working,skandix wanted £168
for it!im glad i can still solder well.
next up is getting the 4 wheel alignment but garage says it maybe to old and they have no settings for it,anyone know where one could find them? cheers all.