Volvo RWD 120-130 Forum

INDEX FOR 1/2026(CURRENT) INDEX FOR 9/2003 120-130 INDEX

[<<]  [>>]


 VIEW    REPLY TO THIS MESSAGE    PRINT   SAVE 

Wheel cylinder tricks, reality check 120-130

posted by  lars young on  Wed Mar 6 17:37 CST 2013
Author: [PROFILE] [EVERY POST] [THREADS] [BEST POSTS] RSS Feed     [IGNORE ALL POSTS]
last visit: Thu Apr 24 16:59 CST 2014
[RELATED]

I find my rear brake wheel cylinders do not last forever on my 122S wagon (really 220S.) I get about 15 years from them. On my other cars, ranging from old Alfas with drum brakes to a Pinto, the wheel cylinders do not fail.

They fail two ways on my Volvo. Either the piston rusts to the cylinder, or the cup fails. I believe water getting past the intact rubber seals and rusting the cylinder is the common root cause.

Last weekend I tried to solve this by packing disc brake assembly grease into the proper area of my new cylinder.

I never heard of others doing this.

Was it a bone head move for some reason I never thought of?
Am I just the last to hear of this and everyone else does it?
Is wheel cylinder failure not a big 122S problem, and I am the only one afflicted?

Cheers,
Larry - Pasadena





THREADED THREADED EXPANDED FLAT PRINT ALL
MESSAGES IN THIS THREAD

New Wheel cylinder tricks, reality check [120-130]
posted by  lars young  on Wed Mar 6 17:37 CST 2013 >


<< < > >>



©Jarrod Stenberg 1997-2022. All material except where indicated.


All participants agree to these terms.

Brickboard.com is not affiliated with nor sponsored by AB Volvo, Volvo Car Corporation, Volvo Cars of North America, Inc. or Ford Motor Company. Brickboard.com is a Volvo owner/enthusiast site, similar to a club, and does not intend to pose as an official Volvo site. The official Volvo site can be found here.