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1982 rear brake rotor and pad replacement glitches 200 1982

posted by  Volvo From Heck on  Tue Jan 24 10:43 CST 2012
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The advice you have been given so far is spot on. I just wanted to add my 2cents since I've had lots of experience with old stuck calipers on Volvos. Now that you will put the old rotor on--don't be afraid to apply a lot of pressure--I sometimes use a 3 foot long tire iron--and if if still wont retract you can pound a wedge between the rotor and the old pad--it will retract. The calipers can take a lot of abuse and not leak. After you get it back in all the way I'd recruit a helper to pump the pedal--get the piston moving in and out while flushing the brake fluid at that end of the line. -- Dave






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