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Originally Posted by mjk164
If when the handbrake is pulled up hard, the car still rolls a few inches, this is entirely normal. It is the shoes rotating to their stops and it happens on all Volvos with separate handbrake shoes in their rear discs.
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You're right, the shoes are designed to float as they only have stops at the rear ends of the shoes. This float enable the shoes to act as a pair together and lock on more evenly and lock on harder as the wheel pushes them round against the stop.