The safety of a motor vehicle is essential. Whether or not the Volvo V50 are financial holes, certain maintenance actions are crucial. Today we will explain to you when to change the brake discs of your Volvo V50? To get this done, to begin with, we will find out what the brake discs of your car are used for, then, when to change the brake discs of your Volvo V50, and, finally, how to replace them with new ones.
Interest of the brake discs of a Volvo V50
We begin our content page by explaining what the brake discs of a Volvo V50 are used for, it will enable you to figure out why it is important to ensure that they are always in good functioning order.
Brake discs are the most important component of your braking system. Indeed, braking on an Volvo V50 is hydraulic, it is a system of hoses and pressurized oil that will come into action when you press your brake pedal. This pressure will actuate a piston that will push the brake pads on your brake disc which is placed on your wheel. When the brake pads will pinch the discs which will trigger your Volvo V50 to brake.
When to change the brake discs of a Volvo V50?
We will now move on to the part that certainly attracts you to this content page, namely, when replacing the brake discs of a Volvo V50? How we explained it to you just before, the brake discs and pads work in osmosis, however these two elements are wearing auto parts and they will, as time passes and specifically the friction when braking wears out and loses braking power. We will now outline the different methods to know when to replace them:
- We consider that in general the brake discs should be changed every 80, 000 – 100, 000 km on a Volvo V50 , however it is important to know that according to your driving style and the type of journey this can change substantially. Indeed, if you specifically drive on the motorway and your brakes are only slightly used, this amount can increase, in contrast, if you only drive in built-up areas, it can decrease.
- A basic and powerful way to identify the state of the brake discs on your motor vehicle is during the technical inspection. Indeed this thorough control checks the state of your brakes and the controller will tell you if they are in good state or need to be changed.
- A basic visual way to know when to change the brake discs on your Volvo V50 is to remove the wheels after the car has been set on stands. Once taken off, you will have the ability to access your discs and check their state. If they have any big scratches or deformations you will have to change them. Otherwise the second indicator to check is to measure the depth of the disk in relation to its edge, if this value exceeds 1 mm you will have to change them by new ones.
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How to change the brake discs on your Volvo V50?
Finally, to end this content page we will quickly explain how to change the brake discs of your Volvo V50. You must know that if you change the brake discs of your car, you will absolutely have to change the brake pads of your Volvo V50, don’t think twice to consult our content page which explains you how to make this change.
As far as changing discs is concerned, here are the most important steps to follow:
- Put your Volvo V50 on stands, take off the wheels you want to work on.
- Using a large flat screwdriver, pry on your brake pads to compress the caliper piston as much as possible and have enough play to make all your changes.
- Using large Torx bits, take out the two nuts that lock the upper component of your brake caliper, take out it.
- Remove your brake pads, then unlock your brake discs thanks to the two torx screws on the side of the disc, you might need a mallet to remove the discs.
- Replace the discs and tighten them with the new torx screws provided, change your pads, reassemble the upper component of the caliper and tighten everything tightly.
- Mounting your wheels, and make sure to do a 500-kilometer brake break-in before braking hard.
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