Disks and Pads

Brakepads, discs, handbrake. The brakes are crucial for your Volvo 480. Use this category to learn all you need to know!

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Disks and Pads

Post by Big Brother » Tue Jul 10, 2007 8:09 pm

Ok so the breaks on the Celeb need changing so I’m going to do a full set of disks and pads all round. Where is the best place to buy them and how much will they be?

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Post by robkendall » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:01 am

sort of how long is a piece of string question Ad....

depends on what type of pads you want, what brand of disks, wether the disks come off easily or not etc etc....

to give an example though.....i went to a motor factors and bought the 'QH' brand discs (just oem parts) for the fronts, and same pads.....cost me 60 quid for all (pads/discs etc)
this was only for the old paris blue S so wasnt that bothered about getting a brand that would handle rough stopping from huge speeds etc.
but then it cost me a bloody fortune to get the caliper off one side, as the bolts had stuck in....ended up grinding them off, drilling retapping etc etc...
(if you remember....you need to get the calipers off to change the discs)
main tip is from now until you do it, soak the two 17mm(?) caliper studs in wd40 or similar everyday...it wont hurt, and can only help
oh....and have a bloody great breaker bar handy too, plus a damn good 17mm hex socket (not one of those oodlesided thingys)

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Post by martinholmesuk » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:42 am

It's the carriers which cause the problems not the calipers. However I think on the 480 turbo you can undo the calipers then kick them off the disk.

not much use on the 2lt I guess.

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Post by JohnTurbo » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:58 am

I think rob was refering to the carriers, as the calipers have stainless steel pins/bolts which tend to be ok.

I've never struggled much (beyond requiring massive torque) but then i have a great socket set.

2.0 disks should be cheap enough. I'd use any old brand tbh, you don't drive like a nutter.

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Post by robkendall » Wed Jul 11, 2007 10:12 am

yeah i meant the caliper carriers, not the calipers themselves....thanks for clarifying JT (martin you pedantic sod....bugger off!)
(only joking....you know i love you....but groomy doesnt, so shh!)

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Post by martinholmesuk » Wed Jul 11, 2007 1:19 pm

Told you it was the carriers! :P

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Post by Milosz_480 » Wed Jul 11, 2007 2:42 pm

Get a solid steel pipe and put onto 17 socket tool, it has to work. Better than air tools ;)
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Post by martinholmesuk » Wed Jul 11, 2007 3:19 pm

HEX not Bi-HEX sockets!

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Post by aibast » Wed Jul 11, 2007 4:07 pm

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I used these in the rear. As for replacement. Was realy easy. To remove the disks first remove the brake calibers. For that hex/allen key and unscrew the sliderpins or I dont know the correct work in inglist. The rods, the caliber moves on. As sayd they are stainles steeland if they are lubricated and in working order, remowing these is easy. Then take of the caliber. Then unscrew the diskholding swrev and that is it. You may need a rubber hammer (a realy good tool in a toolbox) to get the old disk of. And but on new, new pads and calibers on, wola. that is it.
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Post by martinholmesuk » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:11 pm

Use a torque driver to remove the disk screws!

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Post by Big Brother » Wed Jul 11, 2007 5:39 pm

Well as stated I don’t leather the shit out of the Celeb so I don’t really need top whack vented disks or anything fancy like that. Was looking at a set of front pads on ebay here and a set of brand new Volvo rear disks here Will just have to buy a set of pads for the rear then and a set of disks for the front.

So would they be worth it?
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Post by guitarcarfanatic » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:12 pm

Try buypartsby.co.uk

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Post by Big Brother » Wed Jul 11, 2007 8:17 pm

Ok showing my lack of mechanical knowledge here, what do I need out of this lot? http://www.buypartsby.co.uk/brake-pads- ... tmodel=480

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Post by eEm » Sat Dec 01, 2007 8:22 am

Don't know! Bad link.

Best site I've found for 480 brake parts.

Try this part number PBD180D might help with brake fade.

Oh, and don't forget .5 brake fluid not the recomended 4 it makes a big difference. Should give you an extra 2-3seconds braking before the dreaded 480 fade.



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Post by JohnTurbo » Sat Dec 01, 2007 12:57 pm

Dot 5 is only safe after 94....pre 94 and it will eat the shit out of the inside of your braking system.
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Post by eEm » Sun Dec 02, 2007 4:00 pm

Sorry just re-read your comment!

Anything you can do to keep the temp of the front calipers down is well worth it with this system. Brake fade seems to have beeen one of the design criteria!
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