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) :-)

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

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.

Thanks again Fred for the list. I just saved it as well.

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.

Thanks Planetman, I'll be contacting you ASAP; I need to get the car together for a rally in 3 weeks.