V70: Wheels/Brakes Time to replace?

[bananarama]

Originally Posted by Geozyg

I bought a cheap eBay OBED tool that specifically does the Volvo rear brakes and service reset. £30 ish. I have other scanners but they dont release the brakes. Def worth it over the years. Soo easy.

Which tool is it? Can it do other stuff? The Veepeak I have won't report back all error codes pffffff

Originally Posted by ShadeTek

Well done, good fix. Your brake fluid looks original going by the colour of it.

Thanks! I was very chuffed. The colour is deceptive because the jar was already dirty. Regardless I'll do another brake-fluid flush next spring to make sure it's all gourmet.

Originally Posted by jasons6930

And this is why the main dealer are doing mine and well worth the £90 they are charging.

£90 at the main dealer! awesome value for money

[TeamG]

Never remove the motor for this, the other thing that can easily snap is the delicate plastic lugs on the motor housing.

Always use a 9v PP3 battery. It doesn’t push out enough juice to ever cause any damage. Cost of this approach is less than any other, and 100% reliable.

[Tannaton]

Originally Posted by TeamG

Never remove the motor for this, the other thing that can easily snap is the delicate plastic lugs on the motor housing.

Always use a 9v PP3 battery. It doesn’t push out enough juice to ever cause any damage. Cost of this approach is less than any other, and 100% reliable.

I would discourage removing the motor unless you are experienced at it - if the motor armature is not exactly aligned to the driveshaft in the caliper you will snap the lugs off the motor as it is tightened.

[bananarama]

Originally Posted by TeamG

Never remove the motor for this, the other thing that can easily snap is the delicate plastic lugs on the motor housing.

Always use a 9v PP3 battery. It doesn’t push out enough juice to ever cause any damage. Cost of this approach is less than any other, and 100% reliable.

I'll be doing the rear brakes on my dad's S60 soon; using a battery!

[bananarama]

Originally Posted by Tannaton

I would discourage removing the motor unless you are experienced at it - if the motor armature is not exactly aligned to the driveshaft in the caliper you will snap the lugs off the motor as it is tightened.

I'm not sure what you mean because mating the 2 together was very simple; removing the bolts was the drama.

[simboc2004]

I changed the rear discs (plus pads) last week as the discs were down to minimum thickness. What a difference - brakes much more effective. Genuine discs and pads fitted.

[bananarama]

Originally Posted by simboc2004

I changed the rear discs (plus pads) last week as the discs were down to minimum thickness. What a difference - brakes much more effective. Genuine discs and pads fitted.

YES! I've had to adjust my braking now that the pads have bedded in; it bites hard. I wonder where difference there is between your OEM and my "Brembo".