Revisiting Ruby! Volvo 240 Handbrake Shoes

Fitting handbrake shoes to a Volvo 245 wagon from scratch as the old set up was completely removed from the car!
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[@longfade]

Wow, buying a parts car for restoration; admirable to say the least. And you do something NOBODY else does: you don’t make everything look unrealistically easy. We can see the actual work, mistakes, struggles, and all. Outstanding. Thanks so much. 👍👍👍👍👍

[@Involvod]

Thanks for the feedback and the kind words! I appreciate it 👍

[@WhitelandRestorations]

We were both shouting at the telly..... Get in there you little h bar 😂 great video, will be nice to see Ruby living on!

[@Involvod]

Haha 😄 It really will, she's getting very well looked after!

[@DeanofMachines]

Cool to see Ruby will continue her life on the web. Was anyone else looking for the mattress in the background at the old shed??

[@Involvod]

I totally forgot about that 😂

[@DeanofMachines]

@@Involvod we haven't! Lol

[@rumpelbee2448]

So lovely to see Ruby again! And what a nice T-Shirt!

[@Involvod]

Thanks! Available shortly 👀

[@eriktorp-olsen1706]

My favourite Volvo channel. -I love Volvos, got two of them myself: -A V40-2002 non turbo petrol and a V70 D5 diesel-2008.

[@Involvod]

Thanks! This video isn't performing as good as usual so this comment comes at a good time 👍😄 We were thinking about a V40 for Miss Involvo'd to get her started driving 🙂

[@eriktorp-olsen1706]

@@Involvod I've had my V40 for seven years now and I've been driving it mostly on very long trips. No problems apart from the usual stuff; timing belt, brake pads etc. These cars have a variable timing sprocket that tends to go bad due to sloppy oil change intervals or just age as mine did when I bought it. Engine sounds like a diesel when ticking over when that happens, but people have been driving around for years with a faulty sprocket without problems.

[@Involvod]

@@eriktorp-olsen1706 thanks for the info! Volvos do like to keep going don't they 😄

[@travisfoltz517]

Over the years I have not had to deal with any parking brake related issues (thankfully). Thanks for the informative video.

[@Involvod]

Nice! Fingers crossed it stays that way 😃

[@herrjonna2007]

Awesome stuff! I'm impressed by how often you upload! Keep it up!

[@Involvod]

Thanks, it's definitely alot of work but I enjoy sharing it all with you guys 😃 Thanks for watching!

[@charlie225]

Hello bro, thanks for the classic footage and the ruby update, safe travels and enjoy ur week!

[@Involvod]

Thanks buddy, you too!

[@englishgrandad3298]

Patience of a saint :D

[@Involvod]

😅

[@fannycraddock99]

Ruby was my fav as she was in the first video of yours that I watched. Great to see that all your hard work is going to continue Sledge.

[@Involvod]

That's why I did this video as I know a few people subbed for that car! Hopefully Christoph keeps the videos rolling. Thanks 🙂

[@BeardedWrencher]

Great to see some footage of Ruby again! I plan to change the parking brake shoes on my 1985 once I get it out of storage so this is definitely a helpful video. I'd ask is for sale... But I know I'm already too late 😂

[@Involvod]

Thanks man, hopefully it helps, a friend actually sent me a link to the spring tool I mentioned, didn't realise they were like 3 bucks so I'll definitely try that next time especially when dealing with new springs. Can't wait to see more content on yours! 🤘

[@shepshepherd]

When my 740 needed new handbrake shoes, I got my local garage to do the job; I really hate working on drum brakes.

[@Involvod]

I don't blame you, I feel the same! Always a dreaded job 😅 But I did find the 700/900 a bit easier than the 200, seems to be a bit more space around around the hub

[@ched999uk]

Great to see the baton of Ruby passed on and her KZbin life continue.

[@Involvod]

Thanks mate 😃

[@RichieRouge206]

Oh the joys of drums inside discs 😄 most Volvos I’ve owned has had them and they’re always a pain, even in good condition the handbrake on the V70 is as much use as a fart in a wetsuit 🤣 At least you didn’t hook your peepers on them and then pretend you didn’t see that… great video dude.

[@Involvod]

Thanks man! Always a dreaded job 😅

[@marcinbujok7388]

Great video Mate! I have spent a lot of time figuring out brakes on my car last summer ;D. Also the hand brake mechanism was so rusted that it took me some time to make it work. Of cource I have grinded off the bars too much and couldn't adjust it properly ;D. Eventually I went with the adjusters and that works great :)

[@Involvod]

It takes some time doesn't it. The adjusters are so great, I normally fit those now it just makes so much more sense!

[@MrSkoda105s]

Nice update. Often mis a third hand too. 😉 got my own techniques for attaching the brake springs too. 😀

[@Involvod]

Thanks! I was surprised how much trickier it was with new springs compared to old

[@dominickhoey8270]

Hey, good video, good luck with all the work :)

[@EnriqueLopez-hb5jn]

Isn*t this,where you sent other red wagon went to save Ruby that is getting all restored☝🏽👍👆

[@Involvod]

Sadly not, the other one is in Poland somewhere, probably back on the road 😂😅

[@Honest989]

Thank you - great vid. Doing this right now. Had no issues with the right side, plenty of jip on the left

[@Honest989]

Actually, one last question. In the vid you say you have to hook one side of the shoe brake into the notch of the spreader. As there's also a notch on the other side of the spreader, do you hook into that as well with the other side of the break?

[@completeexteriorcleaningse750]

Nice one just noticed you channels massive now mate 👍 👏

[@Involvod]

Cheers Lee!

[@bluej511]

The most horrible fix on a car there is. I'd rather do anything else but rear brake shoes. It's how i almost lost my eye sight, was prying on the spring and the needle nose pliers slipped and went thru my eye lid and hit my eye. No damage but had a headache for 3 days.

[@Involvod]

Ouch, glad it wasn't long term serious, and thanks for the heads up! Working on cars is so dangerous sometimes

[@hedlund88]

Not sure how those handbrake shoes would fit a Amazon since they have drum brakes in the rear

[@Involvod]

Hmm good point, would be a small drum 🤔

[@hedlund88]

@@Involvod yeah, hopefully that many didn't buy those for them and find out they are half the size of the regular ones

[@johnohalloran1526]

Was there much fiddling about to get it right. Like fine tuning adjustments? I've got new cables and shoes and left it to a garage and they installed them but handbreak is still completely ineffective.

[@420bmore7]

I just had the same thing happened and now I’m going back into reinspect. New cables and everything set as hard as it could and I still don’t have good tension wondering if these rotors are not in spec

[@jonneren4030]

Im the 240th like😄

[@Involvod]

Noice 😃