Rear Brake Pad Fitting Kit - Does this fit 96 T5 850?

**kmb** · Sunday 4th January 2015, 11:46

Was going to fit some new rear pads to my 96' 850 T5 a couple of weeks ago but chickened out when I saw how rusty the slide pins looked, mainly as I was 40 miles from home at a mate's house and thought it would be a bad time to be stranded if the pins broke, bent or got stuck etc during the pad change.

I found this pad fitting kit on Ebay: http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Volvo-960-...item5d3b6e95c7

Strangely it does not list the 850 T5, but does list V70 T5 on a 97 - I think they should be identical and it's an omission for the 850. Can anyone confirm it's the correct slide pins for my car?

Only a fiver but if they're wrong it will leave me stuck mid-change.

Thanks in advance knowledgeable people of the forum

**JUDGENINJA** · Sunday 4th January 2015, 12:36

For £5 it isn't going to break the bank, but they look like the right ones for my 850

**kmb** · Sunday 4th January 2015, 13:02

Thanks - I've had a Google search with the Volvo part number mentioned (109-0980) and it is indeed confirmed compatible with the 850 T5, ordered!

**AshDVS** · Monday 5th January 2015, 00:46

This kit will be fine.

**Saaamon** · Monday 5th January 2015, 14:41

ATE are the original manufactures of callipers on 850s.

**kmb** · Monday 9th February 2015, 15:54

For thread completion, this kit fitted perfectly, bargain as at £5 it was about 1/3rd the price of Volvo.

**Wobbly Dave** · Monday 9th February 2015, 16:32

Just goes to show how long I've been here...

http://www.vpcuk.org/forums/showthre...akes#post12575

**kmb** · Monday 9th February 2015, 16:48

Some good info in there Wobbly Dave!

I must admit for the first time I paid a local garage £50+VAT to do the job, I looked through the wheel at the rusted discs and pins and thought... This could be a nightmare given the cars age and the car might get stuck on the drive whilst I free things up.

When I asked the garage how it went they said everything came apart no problems. Damn it