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700/900 Series General Forum for the Volvo 740, 760, 780, 940, 960 & S/V90 cars |
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Oct 2nd, 2020, 19:49 | #11 |
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Assuming your handbrake is set-up and adjusted properly a short handbrake roll, if not on a level surface, is and has always been a 'feature' of these 700/900 cars with drum handbrake shoes.
It's adds fun to your rear view mirror driving experience when some plonker stops close up on an incline. Bob Last edited by bob12; Oct 2nd, 2020 at 19:52. |
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From what I’ve been told later Volvos have the manual adjusters on the shoes so you can adjust them for a better fit to the inside of the disc like older drum brake cars used to have.
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I've had to replace one of the cables across the back axle previously as I found it had pretty much corroded though most of the strands. Mine's an auto but find it will sometimes still creep with the handbrake on if I'm in drive stopped at lights or something. Might just need a slight adjustment. |
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Usually the over-complicated bits are in areas that are awkward to access (seems they like to hide their mistakes) and even more awkward to repair in a similar manner to how it was originally made. Almost always much easier to re-engineer it and upgrade it to something that will last and do the job properly.
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Hi everyone,
Agree with the comments on handbrake roll back. Seems to have been a feature on all 740s / 940s I have driven. Just part of the experience - even more fun when you have kids in the rear facing seats going up a hill in traffic! Even with my handbrake passing the Mot test I find it less efficient pointing downhill than uphill. It is almost that facing uphill the car settles down on its rear wheels and the weight distribution helps the handbrake lock the rear wheels (or the tires grip the road?). Going downhill the reverse seems true. Seems to be the same on some of my other cars too. I wonder which way the Mot test machine rotates the wheels? BTW - sorry to be offline for so long due to this odd year, work, other cars, wife's decorating deadlines, garden, parents, children, grandchildren but great to see the same familiar names on the forum. Best wishes to all. Cheers, LeeP |
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Normal direction of travel or forwards if you prefer.
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I got a pair of discs for the back, pulled everything off, excercised the joints, new discs solved my problem as the handbrake passed MOT.
Just fitted new pads today. I don't know how the new discs fixed it, just that they did. Got for folks to know. Brand is "Brakefit".
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handbrakes
Here's a nice insight into parking brakes and their modification:
thosbryant.wordpress.com/2018/10/31/volvo-740-760-parking-brake-repair-brake-shoe-review/comment-page-1 jor
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