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Jul 20th, 2021, 21:21 | #1 |
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Handbrake doesn't hold downhill
Nothing seems to go smoothly with me and spannering at the moment!
I've recently changed the pads and discs on all four corners of the car (P2 V70). Whilst I was there I thought it would be worth swapping the handbrake shoes and cables as the old ones were at full adjustment. Put it all back together and the handbrake works great when facing uphill, but rolls downhill, even with the cable adjustment nut fully wound in. Jacked up the rears and traced it to the passenger side wheel. Dismantled the interior again and both cables are still attached to the handle. Dismantled the passenger side shoes and the cable is still attached at that end as well. Im now thinking I need to retrofit the adjusters so that I can set the gap manually and let what little movement I have in the mechanism take up the slack. Unless anyone knows anything obvious that I have missed? |
Jul 20th, 2021, 21:39 | #2 |
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have you used genuine volvo shoes as after market ones are a different shape check that the cables are fitted in the expanders correctly adjusters are optional some folk fit them some dont but it should work without them.
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Jul 20th, 2021, 22:08 | #3 | |
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Maybe genuine pads and adjusters are the way to go... |
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Jul 20th, 2021, 22:14 | #4 |
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after market pads
Hi mine were aftermarket pads, the adjusters made them easier to fit, seemed to work well while in my ownership.
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Jul 20th, 2021, 22:53 | #5 |
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I got mine working without the adjusters but the handle end was wound up tight and even then it was like 6 clicks to lock up
Brand new everything including cables, all correctly fitted (went over it all twice) OEM shoes but brembo discs Fitted adjusters, now perfect half wound up at handle end and locks up on 3 clicks (2 is enough on a flat to not be able to push it) They're so cheap is daft NOT to fit them IMO now I know having gone through all that aggro.. even if you only wind them out a tiny bit to make the brakes slightly better.. the benefit would also be giving yourself more space to adjust at the handle over time Just take care not to wind them out too much and cause drag but its easy to check the hubs turn freely by hand with the handbrake lever down Last edited by stuart bowes; Jul 20th, 2021 at 22:56. |
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Jul 21st, 2021, 10:33 | #6 | |
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Jul 20th, 2021, 21:45 | #7 |
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handbrake adjusters
Hi check out ebay....Volvo S60 S80 V70 XC90 Handbrake Shoe Adjuster Fitting Kit (Both Sides) £12.95. i used these on my old V70D5 p2, they work well and you can get more control over your adjustment
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