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Seeking advice for rebuilding a proportioning valve 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Vernon on  Tue Apr 12 15:09 CST 2005 [RELATED]

I found that the brake fluid is seeping out from proportioning valve. I'm planning to change brake fluid soon, so I'd like to rebuild the valve at the same time. Is there anything that I should know in advance other than what's written in FAQ?








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Seeking advice for rebuilding a proportioning valve 900 1994

posted by  Steve on  Wed Apr 13 13:52 CST 2005
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Vern, when you get this figured out, kindly write it up for the FAQ.








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Seeking advice for rebuilding a proportioning valve 900 1994

posted by  Bryan on  Wed Apr 13 06:00 CST 2005
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You need to check and make that the switch is not what is leaking.
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Seeking advice for rebuilding a proportioning valve 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be hillbilly on  Wed Apr 13 03:29 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Even if you could buy the O-rings (I can't, don't know where to get), most of the valves that I've taken apart have been pitted and beyond repair. It's a pretty good bet that if it's leaking, it's a goner. This is my experience, others may have a different opinion.
steve








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Oh, you think he means the distribution block? 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be johnwr on  Wed Apr 13 03:35 CST 2005 [RELATED]

The proportioning valves are generally trouble free, living just in front of the rear axle.








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Oh, you think he means the distribution block? 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be hillbilly on  Wed Apr 13 17:04 CST 2005 [RELATED]

Yep, you're right, old age strikes again. In the words of that late, great satirist Lewis Grizzard, "If love was motor oil, I'd be about a quart low". Just scratch "love" and insert "attention span" and you have me.
steve








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Oh, you think he means the distribution block? 900 1994

posted by  c_j_mooney on  Wed Apr 13 16:06 CST 2005
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That is until they rust through & spit out their springs... Love our Nova Scotia climate. But do the 940s use them? I thought most if not all 940s had ABS & didn't have proportioning valves per se. Not sure, I've only worked on a few myself & I don't remember.
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Sorry guys, it was 'reducing valve', not p-valve 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Vernon on  Wed Apr 13 23:21 CST 2005 [RELATED]

according to the Volvo official parts catalog I have. And yes, my 960 is w/ abs and didn't make any sense to call it "proportioning valve". The creature living just in front of the rear axle, according to this book, seems to be named "manifoldon" (aka manifold). Anyhow, I'll post it to the faq w/ pix when I work on it.

Vernon








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Oh, you think he means the distribution block? 900 1994

posted by  someone claiming to be Vernon on  Wed Apr 13 23:20 CST 2005 [RELATED]

according to the Volvo official parts catalog I have. And yes, my 960 is w/ abs and didn't make any sense to call it "proportioning valve". The creature living just in front of the rear axle, according to this book, seems to be named "manifoldon" (aka manifold). Anyhow, I'll post it to the faq w/ pix when I work on it.

Vernon







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