S60 Brakes: - Handbrake disaster - Page 2

boggymarsh · Mar 7th, 2010, 17:37

That really looks nasty... not something any of us want to see! It's surprising what a picture does to get your arsh out the chair to make the time to go and check!

5imon · Mar 7th, 2010, 20:33

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Originally Posted by sahbstories

This is what happens when you decide to leave checking your shoes.

Found exactly what i needed on here guys to sort me brakes - thank-you, but i left it last weekend "cos it was raining"

What a disaster.

This happend because the lining of the shoes came away? OMG. Just repaced the disk, shoes and pads on on of my s60's and the lining fell off the shoes as I took them out.....

Better check the D5 then....

hobbyhorse · Mar 8th, 2010, 08:16

Strewth !! thanks for posting the pics; think I'll have a quick look later ~ are the rear discs a sod to change ??

swedishandgerman · Mar 8th, 2010, 09:56

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Originally Posted by 5imon

This happend because the lining of the shoes came away? OMG. Just repaced the disk, shoes and pads on on of my s60's and the lining fell off the shoes as I took them out.....

Me too. I did mine this weekend having read the horror stories on here and yes, mine were coming apart too!

5imon · Mar 8th, 2010, 09:57

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Originally Posted by hobbyhorse

Strewth !! thanks for posting the pics; think I'll have a quick look later ~ are the rear discs a sod to change ??

Disk and pads are easy, the shoes are more difficult. I had problems releasing the retaining springs without bending them (£4 each...)

p1nny · Mar 8th, 2010, 11:19

mine came apart as well.... i opened it up and only found a 2 inch strip of the friction material just loosely rumbling around inside the area..... i took it to volvo weeks before doing this and they said they needed to strip it down etc in order to check it out............... never told me the above might happen! Guess i was lucky. who knows where all the rest of the friction material dissapeared to!

gazmcgaz · Mar 10th, 2010, 16:01

same happened to me 2 weeks ago.
does anyone know how to change the handbrake cable?

Redtwin · Mar 10th, 2010, 18:29

I changed mine today and the friction material had started to come away from the shoe. I lightly pulled on the lifted corner to see how firmly the rest of it was bonded and it broke cleanly off. It was an original Volvo part probably on the car since it was built in '02.

If anyone reading this thread is thinking that it might be a bit of scaremongering (I have to admit I didn't really take it seriously until I saw the pics posted on this thread), do yourself a favour and get it checked!!.

5imon · Mar 10th, 2010, 19:30

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Originally Posted by Redtwin

If anyone reading this thread is thinking that it might be a bit of scaremongering (I have to admit I didn't really take it seriously until I saw the pics posted on this thread), do yourself a favour and get it checked!!.

Could not agree more, check you're brake shoes or risk £££££!

Diesel Convert · Mar 12th, 2010, 17:17

Just Done mine today after seeing this thread. Lining of the lower shoes were detached and floating about in the bottom of the drum! Lucky escape I think. Thanks to RUFE for the parts.

Mar 8th, 2010, 08:16	#13
hobbyhorse Premier Member Last Online: Jan 26th, 2015 21:30 Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: Billericay	Strewth !! thanks for posting the pics; think I'll have a quick look later ~ are the rear discs a sod to change ?? __________________ V70 D5 SE '53 Ricasportune 210 - departed 17.09.11

Mar 10th, 2010, 16:01	#17
gazmcgaz New Member Last Online: Sep 6th, 2010 19:51 Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: tamworth	mashed brakes same happened to me 2 weeks ago. does anyone know how to change the handbrake cable?

Mar 7th, 2010, 17:37	#11
boggymarsh XC70 2008 D5 SE Last Online: Mar 10th, 2024 17:38 Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Kent	That really looks nasty... not something any of us want to see! It's surprising what a picture does to get your arsh out the chair to make the time to go and check!

Mar 8th, 2010, 11:19	#16
p1nny Member Last Online: Nov 12th, 2012 18:00 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: milton keynes	mine came apart as well.... i opened it up and only found a 2 inch strip of the friction material just loosely rumbling around inside the area..... i took it to volvo weeks before doing this and they said they needed to strip it down etc in order to check it out............... never told me the above might happen! Guess i was lucky. who knows where all the rest of the friction material dissapeared to!

Mar 10th, 2010, 18:29	#18
Redtwin Junior Member Last Online: Dec 13th, 2010 09:06 Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Lancashire	I changed mine today and the friction material had started to come away from the shoe. I lightly pulled on the lifted corner to see how firmly the rest of it was bonded and it broke cleanly off. It was an original Volvo part probably on the car since it was built in '02. If anyone reading this thread is thinking that it might be a bit of scaremongering (I have to admit I didn't really take it seriously until I saw the pics posted on this thread), do yourself a favour and get it checked!!.

Mar 12th, 2010, 17:17	#20
Diesel Convert Member Last Online: Jan 19th, 2024 21:45 Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: London	Just Done mine today after seeing this thread. Lining of the lower shoes were detached and floating about in the bottom of the drum! Lucky escape I think. Thanks to RUFE for the parts.

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