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broken brake line> > > 200 1985

posted by  Bill Houghton on  Sun Mar 9 15:32 CST 2003
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Rigid brake lines consist of tubing with special hollow nuts on each end that bear against flared ends on the tubing. These flared ends, in turn, mate with matching nipples. If the steel tubing broke, you need to replace it all the way back to the next junction point, but not further.

If what broke is flexible rubber tubing, same principle: replace it to the nearest joint.

If it was the steel tubing, while you're in there replacing parts, you might examine the flexible tubing. If it's dry and cracked looking, replacing it at the same time makes sense. It takes so long to bleed the brake system on a Volvo that you want to replace any parts that are worn while you're at it.

As to the bleeding: as you no doubt know, Volvos of the 200 series have a split braking system that operates both front wheels and one rear wheel. When you replace one caliper, you definitely want to follow the prescribed bleeding sequence for that circuit (that side of the "split") which, if I recall correctly, starts at the back wheel.






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