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brake pads 140-160 1971

posted by  joel142 on  Thu Sep 23 09:55 CST 2004
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It seems I sort of sizzled my brakes driving down Highway 1 Ώ] about two weeks ago. They never faded to where I was really stressed, however, they certainly don't seem to have as much athority as before and they were smelling a little funny that afternoon. These were a set of PBR Deluxe pads that I got from iPd.

A friend of mine has PBR Metal Masters on his 850 and those (once they warm up) seem really good but don't seem available for the 140s. Although I like the low dust of the PBR I'd like to try something new because I never felt their inital bite was all that great. Is there someplace other than iPd to get new pads?

Oh, and this was with solid rotors on Girling calipers I rebuilt.

Joel


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Ώ] not that I would _ever_ drive 10/10th on public roads...but, it does have my favorite road sign of all times: "Dangerous narrow and twisting road next 21 miles. Use extreme caution. Watch for bicycles"







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    brake pads 140-160 1971

    posted by  fidel on  Thu Sep 23 19:26 CST 2004
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    try the pbr/axxis ceramics, got them in my 145. love them. metal masters are also good. try http://www.fcpgroton.com/volvo240brake.htm if you got girling calipers, then the 240 ones are the same. best of luck








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    brake pads 140-160 1971

    posted by  someone claiming to be rcsammy on  Thu Sep 23 12:28 CST 2004 [RELATED]

    http://www.brakewarehouse.com/
    Try this place, nice folks to deal with.
    Later, rcs








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    brake pads 140-160 1971

    posted by  Phil S. on  Thu Sep 23 11:52 CST 2004
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    Have you tried your local import parts store or even GenericAuto? I've had no trouble getting MetalMasters for our older Volvos at such places, although they might have to order them from the distributor (takes one or two days). They do take a little warming up, but hang in there great once they're hot.

    Be sure to specify that you have Girling brakes, not ATE... the 140 brakes are common with 240 brakes through most of production, so pads really shouldn't be hard to find. They're sold under the Repco and Axxis brands (and also another I can't remember) -- doesn't matter which you get; they're identical.







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