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Hi Mark,
The Mintex work wonderfully. No noise and it seems to have better stopping power then the Volvo pads. The base of the pad is designed almost exactly like the Volvo pad and fits perfectly into the caliper with no problem. The springs are even stronger on the Mintex then the volvo so you should have no rattling at all. When I took the volvo pads off two of the caliper springs that prevent rattling were bent on the pads so I was not impressed with that.
The Mintex have lived up to their words and produce less break dust then the Volvo ones and have a gaurentee of up to 15,000 miles. I definitely suggest switching over. They sell them at IPD. I only replaced the front pads as the rear ones didn't need to be replaced yet.
Another thing to think of when replacing your pads that really helps if you don't do it already is to really scrub down your wheels when they are off the car and when they are clean take a carnuba based paste wax for your car and wax them (if they are the painted alloy type). This will keep the break dust from collecting on the rims and when they do get dirty you can just hose them off most of the time. Just wax them like you would your car.
As far as how to replace your pads, have you ever replaced breaks on a car before? If you haven't I will give you more detailed instructions. If you have, you just replace the front ones like you would any other cars disc brakes and I can just send you the torque settings for the brakes. The rear ones are a little more tricky. They require a special tool I believe you can order through volvo. This tool is also used on other brands of cars so you might be able to get it or rent it from an auto supply store like trak auto or NAPA.
Let me know which instructions you would like and I will let you know accordingly.
Peter
peter.davey@pdavey.com
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2000 S40 -- 67,000+ miles
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