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Replacing Brake Pads in a 945 w/ ABS 900 1995

posted by  RepairmanJackal on  Sun Aug 14 09:38 CST 2005
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I think my 940 is due for some new brakes. No serious symptoms yet, but I'm a firm beliver in preventice maintenance and this is one of the few systems I've not replaced or flushed since I bought the car last year.

I used to replace brake pads in my 1972 145 Volvo and found it be fairly easy as long as I had a spare person to help me bleed the lines afterwards. However, I've never touched the pads on a car with ABS and after looking through the FAQ, I'm not sure that it wouldn't be better to leave it to the local Midas. I'm looking at a substantial savings if I do it myself, but I lack any specialized vacuum tools and I do not want to screw anything up on such an important system.

So, how difficult is it to replace the pads in a 940 with ABS? Will I be in over my head, or am I just being overly cautious?

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1967 P220 Amazon, 1972 145S, 1976 245 DL, 1983 245 GL, 1986 745 GLE, 1990 745 GL, 1995 945....
You mean to tell me that Volvo makes cars that are *NOT* Wagons?!?






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