Got myself a V70 2.5T SE

[IC]

Great photos! Always find your posts an interesting read!

[4x4]

Glad you're enjoying my ramblings IC.

The thread is a great way for me to look back and see what I've done and when. Then I remember how much it cost me, how much time I took solving the faults, how much pain I was in changing parts, then feel sad until I look at Kära think she's a thing of beauty and worth every penny.

Bonus pic from Monday evening, I ended up with an audience of curious cattle that came over to see what was going on

[4x4]

Had to catch a ferry over to the Isle of Bute on Saturday to spread a relatives ashes. Got as far as Greenock and stopped at traffic lights when a huge plume of smoke went past the left side of the car. I pulled over as soon as possible to check and when I exited the car I could smell burning brake pads. My rear n/s caliper had stuck on and was toasting away. I let it cool down and carried on my way without further incident and managed to return home and no further problems.



Today I removed the offending caliper expecting either a seized piston or at the very least sticking sliding pins and from what I've seen there is nothing wrong. The sliding pins were clean and the caliper was sliding freely, pressing the pedal the piston pushed out it moved smoothly and pushed back easily. I then removed the disc and checked the parking brake shoes and once again all was fine even though it was a little bit dusty in there (normal). I cleaned it out and put it all back together and drove a few miles and when I returned I checked the temperature with a laser thermometer and all was fine.

So for now it's all back together and I'll keep a close watch on it and monitor the temperature.


Pagid pads fitted by the vendor before I purchased the car. Sliding pins are clean and serviceable


Still plenty meat on them and wearing evenly


Original 19 year old discs have no lip or wear

[Kev0607]

I follow this thread with keen interest - Great pictures and descriptions!

You really do know how to look after a car. Your fleet is a credit to you.

Thank you for sharing.

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Change of plan.

The Gathering begins...
SWMBO said "This looks expensive"

I replied "Yes, dear"



I started with the easiest job first and fitted my Volvo wiper blades


Last year when I fitted new parking brake shoes one of my cables was sticking. I freed it off but it was never quite right and the handbrake lever never sat fully down, it always bounced up a few millimetres. I bought cables last year so today I decided it was time to fit them. Well that's when the fun started, the centre console needs to be removed from the car to allow access to the cables, the rear seat bases need to come out to allow access under the carpet and truth be told I've been desperate to pull the centre console since I bought the car to clean the muck underneath, so it's been a busy day

This was the clean part, all the spilled drinks sticky substance was at the front


Seat bases removed, centre console removed, door thresholds removed (1 broken clip)


Looking better




To preserve my sanity I spend almost 3 hours stripping the centre console to bits and sticking Tesa Tape all over it to stop the squeaks





Parking brake cables fitted (not fun) rear discs fitted, waiting on a new caliper and two flexi hoses before I can proceed

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I was attending a local car show with the 850 today and I wasn't planning doing anything to the V70 when I came home, but the sun was out so I decided I may a well put the centre console back in. I'm pleased to say it went back in a heck of a lot easier than it came out. I spent some time with the Dremel removing some plastic so that the silver gear lever surround would sit better as it has never clipped in at the top left corner properly. Glad to say for the first time it now sits as it should and I won't have to push that corner back in when driving along.

The 850 at the Milngavie show today


I'll refit the parking brake gaiter once I've completed the brake job and took the car for a spin to centre the shoes.


Rear seats re-installed along with all other parts that had to be removed to do the parking brake cables.

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The new rear caliper arrived this morning but I'm still waiting on the flexi hoses so I left the rear alone and concentrated on the front discs. The near side has been off before as the car had a new wheel bearing before I bought it, everything came off easily and the new disc and pads were fitted



The off side has had the pads changed before I purchased the car, but the carrier has never been off since the car came out the factory The caliper pins were filthy on both sides and not sliding easily. Looking at the wear on the pads both were sticking ever so slightly causing uneven pad wear. Pins cleaned and lubed, slides de-rusted and lubed and everything put back together. Sun was out and the temperature rose to 23° so it was time for some refreshments whilst working


19 year old factory brake discs


I noticed when removing a couple of wheels bolts they felt like they were binding up on the alloy wheel. Once removed and on closer inspection the cone of two bolts were seized so I spent a bit of time freeing them off then applied a little copper grease to the shaft between the bolt head and cone to prevent them getting any worse

[4x4]

The postman arrived this morning and to my dismay he never had my flexi-hoses. I emailed the vendor and 4 hour later they replied that they don't have them in stock, my reply was brief and curt so I contacted Paypal who gave me a refund within minutes.

I called my MOT guy and he said he would see what he could do, an hour later he called to say he has two hoses waiting for me so I'll collect them tomorrow. Tonight I decided to try and crack open the metal pipe to flexi-hose unions and it was like working on a one year old car, the couplings broke free and the nut spins freely on the metal pipe. That took me a grand total of 10 minutes so I decided to clean the rear arch liners rather than head indoors and wash dinner dishes

[4x4]

Collected the flexi-hoses today from my MOT station, while I was out the postman brought some clips so that I could replace the one that broke on the door threshold.


The flexi-hose and caliper were swapped over and brakes gravity fed, I didn't even lose enough fluid to require a top up in the reservoir.
Took a bit of fettling to get the anti-rattle spring to make contact on both sides, this was before.


Went for a short drive and pulled the parking brake lever to centre the shoes then when I returned I adjusted them to 4 clicks and refitted the gaiter. Next I fitted the yellow clip to the interior plastic and once I cleaned up my mess I checked the old flexi-hose which doesn't seem to have collapsed so I pulled the caliper apart expecting to see a load of corrosion, but it all looked clean so I still don't know why it stuck on. I'm none the wiser.