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Re: BRAKE FALURE 200 1982

posted by  someone claiming to be Jim Holst on  Fri Oct 12 12:40 CST 2001 [RELATED]

I had this happen after replacing the MC on my old '83 240. I had to go through the bleeding procedure again to get the light off. The bleeding procedure for a 240 is fairly complicated since there are three bleeding valves on each front caliper and one on each rear caliper. They must be bled in a certain sequence, not just one wheel at a time. When I did a brake fluid flush on my '86 240, I used an Eezibleed unit which uses air pressure from a tire to push the fluid through the system. Worked great!

Another possibility is a leaking junction block. It's never happened to me but a Volvo mechanic once told me that some of the junction block castings had a thin spot right next to one of the mounting bolts and leaks can develop there. I'd look closely at the block to see if it is leaking.





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