2011 xc 90 parking brake adjustment

[paddy74]

Originally Posted by S60D5-185

Put the handbrake on 2 or 3 clicks and drive for about 150 metres SLOWLY .
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And don't stop directly afterwards, drive around for a minute or two without the handbrake on. Doing it back and forth in a long driveway is not the best idea, ask how I know...

[Toylexus]

Originally Posted by paddy74

And don't stop directly afterwards, drive around for a minute or two without the handbrake on. Doing it back and forth in a long driveway is not the best idea, ask how I know...

Did the lining come off a shoe

[Clan]

Originally Posted by Toylexus

Fitted new volvo parts today but the spring connecting the shoes rubs against the manual adjuster. The old adjuster was much smaller and didnt catch spring. Anyone else found this.
Tried to upload pic but couldnt

there should NOT be a manual adjuster , Its not what volvo use on the XC90 . the H shape plate should be used to hold the shoes square to the drum ..then adjust up with the cable device.
The standard system in good order should hold the car on the 2nd click ..
The vast majority of XC90 parking brake systems are in poor mechanical condition now .

[S60D5-185]

Originally Posted by Clan

there should NOT be a manual adjuster , Its not what volvo use on the XC90 . the H shape plate should be used to hold the shoes square to the drum ..then adjust up with the cable device.
The standard system in good order should hold the car on the 2nd click ..
The vast majority of XC90 parking brake systems are in poor mechanical condition now .

Whilst I agree Clan that when NEW the parking brake worked to an acceptable standard, nonetheless it is a poor design and many many people including myself have fitted the adjusters to good effect.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by S60D5-185

Whilst I agree Clan that when NEW the parking brake worked to an acceptable standard, nonetheless it is a poor design and many many people including myself have fitted the adjusters to good effect.

well what i am saying is if it worked when new then why won't it now ? What is being fitted in alarming numbers on here are non standard parts to a vital braking system .
The screwed adjuster does not hold that end of the shoes securely together squarely to the drum like the H bar does. its a bodge to mask the actual worn or failing part .. I would like to see what the insurance investigators findings are after a run away XC90 with this Bodge is found embedded in a house one day .

[paddy74]

Originally Posted by Clan

well what i am saying is if it worked when new then why won't it now ? What is being fitted in alarming numbers on here are non standard parts to a vital braking system .
The screwed adjuster does not hold that end of the shoes securely together squarely to the drum like the H bar does. its a bodge to mask the actual worn or failing part .. I would like to see what the insurance investigators findings are after a run away XC90 with this Bodge is found embedded in a house one day .

In principle I'm with you. But all cars have sooner or later a facelift or some small recalls, and that fits here as well. There are situations, were things get changed and it's for the better.

I can't say, if this fits for this case with the brakes, but in general, changes are sometimes made for a good reason.

[S60D5-185]

Originally Posted by Clan

well what i am saying is if it worked when new then why won't it now ? What is being fitted in alarming numbers on here are non standard parts to a vital braking system .
The screwed adjuster does not hold that end of the shoes securely together squarely to the drum like the H bar does. its a bodge to mask the actual worn or failing part .. I would like to see what the insurance investigators findings are after a run away XC90 with this Bodge is found embedded in a house one day .

On this one we will have to disagree Clan.

The adjusters are after all a part that is used in the same setting on many other Volvo models.

My handbrake is now working effectively and to a degree that I could not obtain without them on a 13 year old car other than by renewing perfectly serviceable cables and adjusters at great cost.

Far more chance of my XC90 rolling away in standard trim at thos age than with the adjusters fitted.

We should have a Poll to see how many XC90's over 3 year old have had an MOT failure due to the handbrake ?

Strange how I never had to make this much effort to keep the parking brake good on my old S60 and XC70 but then again they didn't have such an appalling design in the first place.

[Clan]

Originally Posted by paddy74

In principle I'm with you. But all cars have sooner or later a facelift or some small recalls, and that fits here as well. There are situations, were things get changed and it's for the better.

I can't say, if this fits for this case with the brakes, but in general, changes are sometimes made for a good reason.

But volvo have not made any changes ... through the 14 years or so they were current ..

[Clan]

Originally Posted by S60D5-185

On this one we will have to disagree Clan.

The adjusters are after all a part that is used in the same setting on many other Volvo models.

My handbrake is now working effectively and to a degree that I could not obtain without them on a 13 year old car other than by renewing perfectly serviceable cables and adjusters at great cost.

Far more chance of my XC90 rolling away in standard trim at thos age than with the adjusters fitted.

We should have a Poll to see how many XC90's over 3 year old have had an MOT failure due to the handbrake ?

Strange how I never had to make this much effort to keep the parking brake good on my old S60 and XC70 but then again they didn't have such an appalling design in the first place.

I failed many with a parking brake barely able to register ... probably 40% ..

This appalling design has been on all the big volvos since 1967 including your S60 and XC70 .. the adjuster is used on the 800 series .

[S60D5-185]

Originally Posted by Clan

I failed many with a parking brake barely able to register ... probably 40% ..

This appalling design has been on all the big volvos since 1967 including your S60 and XC70 .. the adjuster is used on the 800 series .

So why is it that the S60 and XC70 I mentioned do not have the same failure rate if the design is the same?

The operation and means of adjustment are entirely different and far more sensible.


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