Difficulty

Moderate

Steps

19

Time Required

                          1 - 2 hours

Sections

3

  • 1985-1988 Volvo 740 Preparing Car For Work
  • 1 step
  • 1985-1988 Volvo 740 Jacking Rear Wheels
  • 3 steps
  • Rear Brake Pads
  • 15 steps

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Step 1

              1985-1988 Volvo 740 Preparing Car For Work
  • Firstly Disconnect battery
  • Always take the negative terminal off first.
  • ‘‘‘General Tip After disconnecting the battery leave the car for about 10 mins , This lets any residual energy left in the electrical system to dissapate. It is good practise whatever the job

Firstly Disconnect battery

Always take the negative terminal off first.

‘‘‘General Tip After disconnecting the battery leave the car for about 10 mins , This lets any residual energy left in the electrical system to dissapate. It is good practise whatever the job

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Step 2

              1985-1988 Volvo 740 Jacking Rear Wheels
  • Turn car off and remove keys from ignition.
  • Place car in park (automatic) or neutral (manual).
  • Engage parking brake.

Turn car off and remove keys from ignition.

Place car in park (automatic) or neutral (manual).

Engage parking brake.

Step 3

  • Use hydraulic jack on frame of car to raise car.
  • Place jack head underneath frame couple (pictured).
  • Only necessary to jack the car until the wheels are just off the ground.

Use hydraulic jack on frame of car to raise car.

Place jack head underneath frame couple (pictured).

Only necessary to jack the car until the wheels are just off the ground.

Step 4

  • Place jack stand on frame of car and remove jack.
  • Do not work under car supported only by hydraulic jack, serious injury or death may result.

Place jack stand on frame of car and remove jack.

Do not work under car supported only by hydraulic jack, serious injury or death may result.

Step 5

              Rear Brake Pads
  • Pry off the front hub caps by placing a small flathead screwdriver between hubcap and rim and pulling the screwdriver and hubcap away from tire.

Pry off the front hub caps by placing a small flathead screwdriver between hubcap and rim and pulling the screwdriver and hubcap away from tire.

Step 6

  • Loosen each of the five lug nuts on the rear left and rear right tires by turning them counter-clockwise with a 19mm socket wrench.

Loosen each of the five lug nuts on the rear left and rear right tires by turning them counter-clockwise with a 19mm socket wrench.

Step 7

  • Remove tires by pulling directly away from car exposing rear brake disks and calipers.

Remove tires by pulling directly away from car exposing rear brake disks and calipers.

Step 8

  • Locate the two 17mm caliper guide bolts.

Locate the two 17mm caliper guide bolts.

Step 9

  • Remove upper and lower guide bolts on rear left and rear right brake calipers with 17mm crescent wrench.

Remove upper and lower guide bolts on rear left and rear right brake calipers with 17mm crescent wrench.

Step 10

  • Remove rear brake calipers from rotors.

Remove rear brake calipers from rotors.

Step 11

  • Locate the two rear brake pad retaining pins on each caliper.

Locate the two rear brake pad retaining pins on each caliper.

Step 12

  • Remove brake pad retaining pins by punching them out with a 3mm allen key.

Remove brake pad retaining pins by punching them out with a 3mm allen key.

Step 13

  • Remove both rear brake pads by pulling them out of calipers.

Remove both rear brake pads by pulling them out of calipers.

Step 14

  • Insert two new brake pads into each caliper.

Insert two new brake pads into each caliper.

Step 15

  • Replace pin guide behind rear brake pads.

Replace pin guide behind rear brake pads.

Step 16

  • Verify that pins are inserted through caliper and brake pad holes and seated over the metal pin guides.

Verify that pins are inserted through caliper and brake pad holes and seated over the metal pin guides.

Step 17

  • Tap pins through both rear brake pads and caliper using a wrench.

Tap pins through both rear brake pads and caliper using a wrench.

Step 18

  • Replace rear calipers on rotors.

Replace rear calipers on rotors.

Step 19

  • Finish by performing steps 1-5 in reverse order.

Finish by performing steps 1-5 in reverse order.

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