2005 Volvo S40 Rear brakes

2005 VOLVO S40
50,000 MILES • 4 CYL • FWD • AUTOMATIC
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DOBCZEMAN
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My daughters Volvo needs rear brake pads. Although I have done brakes in the past it has mostly been on Toyota, Hyundai and my Ford Explorer. When I took a look at the caliper, I was not familiar with the type of caliper bolt; it seems to be a hex type fitting rather than a bolt head. Does anyone know what type of tool I need to remove these caliper bolts? Also, once removed can the caliper piston be depressed using a C type clamp? Any help would be appreciated. Thx.
Jan 29, 2008 at 11:47 AM
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BLACKOP555
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caliper bolts will ether be TORX or hex, count the points in it to see, if its like a octagon its hex, if its star shaped its gonna be a torx.

to compress the cylinder there is a special tool available to turn and compress the rear cylinder because of the parking brake.
Jul 15, 2008 at 5:33 PM