Volvo brake caliper conversion. My calipers were shot, as you can see below. I am not going to go into great detail on this change- as it has been done on 311.org. I am just showing that if a ham fisted mechanic like myself can do it, anyone can.
I noticed one of my calipers was leaking. Crap- this doesn't look good. I realized that the brakes likely have been bled twice in the last 10 years. Both times by me, both within the last 2 years. I don't think I will bother with trying to repair these.
All this came out of one caliper. It is time for the master cylinder rebuild too.
I drilled out the volvo calipers to fit, this is the difference on how much it needs to be shimmed to center it on the rotor
Here is how the lines will fit with the new parts. For more detail on how to do this swap, an excellent write up is on 311.org under tech/brakes. It has the part numbers you will need to order.

So was it worth it?
I don't know. The cost of rebuilding the original calipers is comparable, but I didn't know that at the time. The braking is excellent, but I have not ever compared it to the original setup in good condition.
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