These are some symptoms of a defective ABS unit:

1996 - 1998 850, C70, S70, V70 and V70XC (Includes all the variations)

The ABS and TRACS (If you have TRACS) lights will turn ON and stay ON for some time, sometimes the light will turn OFF. The longer you experience the problem, the longer the lights will stay ON. If you drive the car for a long time with a defective ABS unit, the speedometer will eventually stop working intermittently.
The problem will be more noticeable during hot weather or when the ABS or TRACS system is used.
Sometimes the ABS system will activate by itself (You will hear the pump and the valves activating) when going over a bump or rough road, you may also feel vibration on the brake pedal.


now im pretty sure the ABS is not working <_<

You can remove the ABS module and start working on it slowly, or send it for rebuilding. Yes, the car is movable without the ABS module. No problem, just remember that you dont have the ABS function at the time, so, forget late braking or test-brakings, OK?

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Cheer up, bro. Things could have been worse.

thanks ampangbear. :beer: but the problem is that i don't have the special tool to remove it. improvised tool will work? how many screws are there in the abs?

The E5 torx socket is sold at most hardware stores, dude. You'll need that.

please use the e5, don't try with anyting else, since you will just mess up the screws. not that i would know something like that. no, not me......okay, so i did not use the e5 socket. so i had to have the screws cut off and get new ones. it was a learning experience. like everything else that i have done with my cars and bikes. :grin:

:blush: hehe :blush:

if there is no light, probably works. if you turn off traction, does the light come on? if it does, your abs is okay. probably jst a speedo gear. fcpgroton.com has them for like 40 cents. or something like that.

EXPERIENCE, is the BEST teacher of all, eh, bang?
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what to do after i remove the abs? Diy fix. (well i have not removed it yet but just incase. .

There's a thread in here, that describes the step-by-step walkthrough.

you have to open the unit, and add solder to the big heat sinks. you heat up the heatsinks and keep adding solder. of course, i tried that and completely screwed up because of course, being the greek, i had the unit the wrong way and realised too late that i was heating up the wrong side. doooooooohhhhhhhhh!!!!!!!. oh well. hey big bear, what was that i said about experience? when i finally come over there, you have mine and mrs permission to kick me in the butt. what is that old adage of measure twice cut once. well, with me it's cut, bang, hit, then realise that the piece you need wasn't what you were hitting. :banana: more pieces for recycling. :grin: man, i am a mean GREEN machine. al gore loooooooves me.

thanks bear and greek. i'll just look for the thread and try not to mess things up. haha. im thinking to sell it anyway :57:

Sell the car?

Ouch. Is it too much to handle?

Cheers, dude.



Greek,
Well, you LEARNED. That's the most important thing, i guess.
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thinking about it :D if a good offer comes along maybe ill let go of it. on the other hand. its just a speedo but then again no ABS :huhuhu:

hey newbie, google vic rocha(spelling?) he repairs them, but his site has detailed instructions on how to remove it. not hard, just take your time. good luck and keep us posted.

http://home.earthlink.net/~vicrocha/Volvo_...lvo_V70_ABS.htm

good luck!

Thanks guys! already checked the site. really appreciate it. :thumbsup: