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S40 / V40 '96-'04 General Forum for the Volvo S40 and V40 (Classic) Series from 1995-2004. |
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Sep 3rd, 2007, 08:23 | #21 |
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Hoping to try and do brakes at the weekend if possible.
Just so everyone know Bob has kindly helped putting these into the Articles section so you can see them there too if you like. Thanks James
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Sep 3rd, 2007, 21:39 | #22 |
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I'm still new to Volvo's and smitten with the best and most economical car
(V40 1.9D) I've ever owned. I was amazed at how straight forward you made the gear bushes look especially with the photo's. I know where to look when the time comes I too would to interested in the brake disk and pad guide with tools needed and lots of photo's and promise to use them when the inevitable time comes. Thanks very much. |
Sep 4th, 2007, 09:18 | #23 |
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My pads don't really need doing and at £20+ I think I'll skip it. Instead, I can do one of two things, either
a) Point you at a guide I did for another car which will be pretty similar b) Do a guide stripping down the bits then putting them back together on the Volvo but don't actually change anything I guess the preference is option b, let me know
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Oct 1st, 2007, 13:30 | #24 |
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I'm afraid other commitments mean I can't hang around on here much now but I'll still post guides when I do work on the car - hope you guys don't mind me just descending and putting guides on at random intervals.
As promised, here's the brakes: http://www.volvoforums.org.uk/showthread.php?t=45000 Sorry it took so long. Too many engines to build and not enough time ...
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Oct 2nd, 2007, 17:58 | #25 |
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Good job on the guides. Catflem is right. These are just what you need to get started in doing your own maintenance. I've got bored of pouring money down my local Volvo dealer and these guides show just how easy it is to do yourself!
I was going to do some guides myself, but it appears you've beaten me to it. I'm planning to do rear discs and pads on my T4 sometime this week, (saving myself at least £100 in the process) and judging by the guide for the fronts it shouldn't be too tricky. BTW... Anyone looking to do their own servicing might like to check out the Wheeler Dealers TV series. They do loads of jobs like discs, plugs, exhausts, gear linkages, suspension bushes, etc with lots of little tips and tricks. Last edited by jimboynugget; Oct 2nd, 2007 at 19:32. |
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Glad you like them, if anyone does any more guides thrown them in here by all means. Hopefully I'll be able to edit the first post at some point and link them all from there
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Oct 6th, 2007, 08:19 | #28 |
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Thanks for this great contribution. I bought a Heyans, but the detail is not that good. Any possibality for troubleshooting and repair of the cruisecontrol? Mine stops working after 10 to 30 minutes when activated!
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Feb 14th, 2008, 01:25 | #30 |
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I agree
Every car I have owned I needed to learn the peculiarities of the make/model. Forums like this,especially the 'how to' guides are invaluable. just got a V40 and wanted to do the usual - change oil,filters etc.............found these guides an invaluable help and much clearer than struggling to make sense of the Haynes descriptions and photos.
Keep up the good work. Thanks to all. |
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