Gentlemen:

I just join the forum and would like to tap into your vast expertise for an answer.

I have a 1979 Volvo S-70 AWD and need to do a brake job front and back. I still have about 4mm left on the pads. The car brakes ok and there is no vibration pointing to warped disks. I still want to reface the disk before I install the new pads. My problem: How do you remove the disk. I have looked at it and there is a 36mm nut that I think I must remove to remove the disk but I am not sure. Any advice?

Also, anyone has any experience with ceramic brake pads for the front? Should I install them? NAPA sells ceramic pads that would take care of all that black crud that accumulates in the front wheel rims.

Thanks in advance for your advice

 

First of all im assuming the year of your car is a typo because they didn't make an S70 in 1979.But anyways to answer your quiestion remove the 2 screws from the caliper bracket and remove the caliper and the bracket.There should be a 10mm head screw or a 10mm head screw that looks like a pin that goes through the rotor into the hub.Once you remove the screw tap on the center part of the rotor by the lug holes and it should come loose.The bad news is Volvo rotors dont take well to being resurfaced they get noisey and warp really fast after they are done.As far as the pads I would just reccomend factory pads.I have seen a lot of people install aftermarket pads that are harder than factory pads and they didn't like them and take them back off right away.They are usualy noisey all the time (Squeel).
Good luck

 

tech you rock! is there anything you don't know about volvos?

 

Im not sure yet!!

 

Tech, you are correct. t is a typo. It is a 1999 Volvo S-70 not a 1979. Thanks for ther technical tip. I will follow your advise and use OEM brake pads.

 

If you have any more quiestions feel free to ask.