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Brake Caliper Pistons 120-130

posted by  bcoli on  Tue Feb 11 23:07 CST 2014
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Hello, new guy here.
I recently purchased a '64 Amazon. The first thing it needs is a good brake job. Where can I get pistons for the calipers? Each side has two smaller & one larger piston. Someone told me that they are the same as Jaguar XKE, XK6 & XK12 calipers - is this true?
Thanks for your help.
Bill

PS My very first car was a PV544 (back when rocks were young) :-)








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    Brake Caliper Pistons 120-130

    posted by  fredvolvo67 on  Tue Feb 11 23:39 CST 2014
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    There are many vendors that carry Volvo 122 Amazon brake parts and spares, here is a list that I completed when I worked on my restoration a few years back;

    Joe Lazenby; Susquehanna Spares; Harrisburg,PA. 717-645-4723

    Eric Hamlet; High Performance Automotive Services; Torrance,CA 310-533-0271
    Always a great help on this board.

    http://www.vp-autoparts.com
    Great selection of all parts, for all series. Specializes in interior reproduction parts. Warehouses in Sweden and North Charleston, South Carolina reasonable shipping via UPS.



    www.cvi-automotive.se

    
http://www.vintageimportparts.com/l

    http://www.swedishtreasures.com

    http://hiperformanceautoservice.com
    All parts, great technical advise via the Brickboard.

    

www.scandcar.nl
    Dutch company, parts for all Volvo’s reasonable prices and shipping.
    I bought complete set of 4 springs from them and they were the least expensive.



    www.classicvolvoparts.co.uk

    

www.irollmotors.com

    

www.gcp.se
    Volvo company classic parts website, all rwd models through 700series.


    www.skandix-usa.com
    German Volvo classic parts warehouse located in Detroit.
    Better selection can be found at www.skandix.de

    www.ipdusa.com
    Volvo parts and accessories, all models. Free classifieds.

    www.buttkereit-online.de
    Classic Volvo service, restoration and parts in Duisburg, Germany

    http://wagnerundguenther.de
    Volvo parts near Hamburg, Germany








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      Brake Caliper Pistons 120-130

      posted by  bcoli on  Wed Feb 12 10:28 CST 2014
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      Thank you Fred, I have saved your list to my spreadsheet where I keep track of everything related to my Volvo.
      This car is going to see some fun miles, as my wife & I bought it to run classic car TSD road rallies.








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      Brake Caliper Pistons 120-130

      posted by  planetman on  Wed Feb 12 00:03 CST 2014
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      Yes, the caliper pistons are the same for some of those Jaguars. I can sell you a repair kit that has all 3 pistons, the piston seals and dust boots for $57.00 for each side, so you need 2 kit to rebuild both calipers.

      However I suggest that you buy rebuilt calipers. I sell rebuilt calipers for $90.00 apiece. They are completely rebuilt with all new parts including the transfer port seals, if used, by a licensed and bonded facility that I patronize. And for $50.00 apiece, the calipers can be powdered coated a variety of colors. Otherwise the calipers are just sandblasted to bare metal.

      FYI, Volvo never sold the transfer port seals and I have seen them fail which causes the caliper to leak from between the halves. To change the transfer port seals, the calipers need to be taken apart, a procedure the Volvo manuals do not recommend for some reason.

      AFAIK, every brake caliper I have sold for the last 25+ years is still out there working and that includes the ones I rebuilt myself before the price of the parts and my labor totaled more than the price of a high quality rebuilt.







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