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About to replace pads on a friend's C30 and, while I've done this many times on other vehicles, it's always a big help to see exactly what it looks like before you start. Cheers.
Great video, mate. I just want to point Your attention that according to VIDA and Ate manuals you should NEVER GREASE the guide pins. The rubber bushing of the pins is designed in a matter that it acts as a spring that forces the whole mechanism to release the tension as soon as you release the foot pedal, so that there is no extra non needed friction. Sorry for my English. I hope I explained it well, but as far as I've seen - you're making researches and do some really informative videos. So, if I got your attention - please, read the manual and then make a further research. Hint: there are different brand rubber bushings, with different quality ratings, so only one brand is preferred - Ate. They are not that expensive. One more idea - for cleaning the pins you could use your drill to spin the pin itself and with the other hand just keeping the brush :)
If you leave them dry, they end up heating the rubber which breaks down and sticks to the pin causing incorrect floating caliper action. See my video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Xxj3xj5mFxo.html and my Dyson repair video where I also show the drill trick for fast cleaning of components.
Hi, y just want to thank you for all your video. I just buy a Volvo S80 D5 from 2001 with 270 000km and it need some of the repair that your showing. There isn't much Volvo repair video but yours are the best by far ! Brilliant without forget anything. Thanks a lot and please continue to do a lot of these ! It help a lot and saved me a lot of money. Rj PS : Please excuse my bad english, i'm french and not very good at this but i needed to say it =)
Robb, many thanks for this, it''s hard to find much info on these newer Volvo's and I have a screeching back wheel so will try this little fix over the hollers. Interesting watch vid too, happy Xmas to you and the talented crew. Phil, Australia
Great video Robb (i'm catching up on your older clips lol) just a bit of advice if i may, i would highly reccomend some Miller clear silocone for those pins, i recently done my own brakes for the first time ever (was pretty easy actually) and few weeks later had to do the rears after it just passed an MOT with siezed pins and a handbrake with insufficent hold, now 12months before i had a local garage replace the pads and inner handbrake shoes he used copper grease for the pins so you can guess what happened, boots swelled one had split and the winter salt and grime got into one of the pins!, needless to say i had to order new pins, rubber boots, new discs and pads, i also bought some millers silicone grease, i then replaced the front pads and the pins were greased with a multipurpose grease they werent in great shape either but the boots hadnt swelled, good few cans of brake cleaner and a lick of grease and they are sliding great. i was my car every weekend without fail and i think that increases the corrosion for me anyway, i have a garage so can easily tinker about with the car at all hours of the day and several months down theline checked at the weekend how the pins were and they are perfect, hope this doesnt come accross as condesending just a little advice from a person who had some dodgy breaks. you can get the grease here www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Millers-Oils-MILLERSIL-NO-2-Silicone-High-Temperature-Non-Melting-Grease-500g/171716018741?_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851&_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIC.MBE%26ao%3D1%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3D92c772cf4c604959bcbb767326009bc2%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D1%26rkt%3D2%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D261979023567 All the best Graham :)
Perfect instruction videoes you produces- however one humble request - could next time around clearly demonstrate how you safety position The garage jack and jack stands under a XC 70 Many thanks
Wow glad I watched this.....my springs (Volvo s40 t5) were just placed in the holes with the middle part of the clip on same plane.....Not hooked under like yours.....I shall install properly.....Not quite sure of what might have happened......
When retracting the piston it would be better to open the bleed valve,I understand you are just doing a demo but if one is changing pads I have always been told that on a vehicle with ABS that damage can be done inside the unit if the piston is just pushed back, anyway a good instructional video.
Thanks for the video again!. I am going to change my rear brake shoes next week. For that Iam going to use your way for removal technique. Is there any way to remove the Caliper whole with out removing the pads to get to the drum.I mean not taking out the pads and re inserting again.I bought the shoes , springs and after market adjuster already. Iam in a process of step by step organising for the work. Thanks again
Hey chap. Nice video-a quick question for you. Is it necessary to replace the calliper guide pins every time? The Haynes manual says yes but I don’t have any to hand. Thanks
You are correct that other thicker greases are suitable but you are incorrect to say that silicone spray isn't good enough. As part of a yearly service routine, it's plenty good enough and takes seconds to apply.
I am NOT incorrect ! Actually "other thicker greases" are NOT suitable. If they are petro based they will damage rubber boots. The manufacturers recommend Red Rubber Grease for a very good reason. It's what is used from the factory. You are a reasonable DIY'er. I am an Engineer.
supersesqui I didn't suggest petroleum based grease. In the video I clearly say silicone based because of rubber degradation. Silicone spray IS good enough with regular routine maintenance but if you're an engineer, you SHOULD know that. Anyway, if you know so much, why are you bothering watching the videos of a "reasonable DIY-er"?
supersesqui Why don't you actually use your amazing knowledge and actually DO something like your own videos and show everyone the right way? Instead you choose to troll other videos with your useless, unhelpful and inaccurate comments. I remember you on my glow plug video too with your inaccurate assumptions on voltages. Seriously....... get a life.
Do not take the retaining spring off the way you did it. It could end up in your eye. You're supposed keep your thumb on one end and lever the other end....
