|
200 Series General Forum for the Volvo 240 and 260 cars |
Information |
|
240 calipers - are they a pair ?Views : 372 Replies : 6Users Viewing This Thread : |
|
Thread Tools | Display Modes |
Mar 17th, 2019, 12:17 | #1 |
New Member
Last Online: Apr 20th, 2019 16:09
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Nottinghamshire
|
240 calipers - are they a pair ?
Hi forum !!!
My father purchased these calipers several years ago as spares to the 240 estate; they're refurbished ( i believe ) by XL / Remy. Now the larger of the two resembles a 240 caliper but i'm questioning the ATE one because it's smaller with different features. Am i just being a complete idiot ? |
Mar 17th, 2019, 13:34 | #2 |
How Old?
Last Online: May 31st, 2021 12:28
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: redhill
|
Admittedly I could be confused (am just in for grub mid changing the calipers on my 145....) but they look completely different to each other. I agree the nearer one in your pic looks like how I remember the 240 one to look, but the other looks far smaller - perhaps only 3 pistons? Unless I'm mistaken that would make it a front caliper for a Volvo Amazon?
Can anybody else confirm. P |
Mar 17th, 2019, 13:42 | #3 |
New Member
Last Online: Apr 20th, 2019 16:09
Join Date: Mar 2019
Location: Nottinghamshire
|
You are correct - as i said in my post, the top one is smaller but they were packed and sold as a pair.
|
Mar 18th, 2019, 08:46 | #4 |
Torquemeister
Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 16:24
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Asgard, Cheshire
|
The lower one is a 4-piston caliper, which makes it 200-series compatible (except for the very late, ABS-equipped cars) while the other is a 3-piston caliper, which I suspect belongs to an Amazon or P1800. A matched pair they most definitely are not
__________________
loki_the_glt - Skipper of the Exxon Valdez, driver of Sweden's finest sporting saloon - and pining for another Slant-4. |
Mar 18th, 2019, 11:15 | #5 |
Master Member
Last Online: Jan 24th, 2022 17:08
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: small village in the north of Germany
|
Both are 4 piston calipper.
No 740 is with 4 piston calipper. Maybe in first year. No Amazon. I think one is with vented disc, the other not. So: one is P1800E/ES or 140 (and maybe very early 240, I don't know if they where with solid discs), the other is 164 or 240 early won't match together. have a nice day, Kay |
Mar 18th, 2019, 12:07 | #6 |
Torquemeister
Last Online: Apr 17th, 2024 16:24
Join Date: Dec 2004
Location: Asgard, Cheshire
|
The early 244DL/245DL (up to 1979/80) had solid front discs; all others had ventilated front discs with necessarily thicker front calipers.
Although the mountings are identical the calipers are not interchangeable. If the original poster's calipers are both 4-piston then it is possible that the upper one is for a 240 - some cars had ATE brakes at one end or the other although every 240 I've worked on had AP-Lockheed (Girling) calipers all-round. The 900-series cars used sliding-calipers up front as, it would appear, did the 700-series cars so neither caliper is suitable for one of these cars.
__________________
loki_the_glt - Skipper of the Exxon Valdez, driver of Sweden's finest sporting saloon - and pining for another Slant-4. |
Mar 18th, 2019, 15:08 | #7 |
How Old?
Last Online: May 31st, 2021 12:28
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: redhill
|
Unfortunately the numbers cast into 240 (at least) caliper bodies bears no resemblance to the numbers quoted by suppliers like Brookhouse (I know cos I just looked at my spare set - the weekend's 140 calipers had to go back as deposit). Similarly their numbers are not the same as the likes of Skandix, so......
If you as bored/housebound as I am this afternoon (!) have a look at the numbers shown on-line and you will see they say single-circuit calipers for the Amazon range are different to dual-circuit brake cars, Girling and ATE are different front/rear for the 140/164 range, ditto the 240 range (excluding ABS cars which are different again). Note that No CALIPERS AMONGST THESE GO ACROSS THE RANGE! Therefore my recommendation: note the numbers on yours then take 'em back, if only to ask them to prove what you have. P |
Currently Active Users Viewing This Thread: 1 (0 members and 1 guests) | |
|
|