1984 Volvo 240 brakes

HEARTS4120

MEMBER
1984 VOLVO 240
4 CYL
2WD
AUTOMATIC
11,300 MILES

Recently while driving my brake pedall went all the way to the floor and I had no brakes. When we took the Volvo to the shop they told us the Master Cylinder needed replaced. They also said the pads and everything else "brake wise" was fine. As soon as I picked the car up after the new master cylinder was put in I drove about a mile and I heard this awful grinding noise, it does it mostly when I push on the brake pedal but sometimes even in just driving. When I returned to the shop the next day they pulled the front wheels off and told me I need front brake pads and probably didnt hear any noise before because with the new cylinder the pressure is better. True? He also told me the second day that they didn't check the pads on day one, I wish they had! Could they be overlooking anything here?

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MHPAUTOS

MECHANIC
31,938 POSTS

Hi there,

Well this is just a case of incopentance. How can they say that all is well with the brakes if they don't check them. Yes the master Cly was a problem but to say that all was well with out checking is just beyond belief, I would be writing a letter of complaint to the business concerned and to Volvo if it was a dealership.

Mark (mhpautos)