122S Amazon

1956-1970 / Sedan / Estate / Sweden

Critical Brakes

Rear wheel cylinders leaking

Fluid on inside of rear wheels. Spongy pedal. Shoes saturated with brake fluid.

Wheel cylinder seals perish. Pistons corrode and score the bores.

1 Replace wheel cylinders (~$15-30 each). Dirt cheap, no point rebuilding unless you're a masochist
2 Replace rear shoes at the same time, fluid contamination ruins them
3 Bleed the system after fitting

Cost mentioned in fix

~$15-30 each

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// More 122S Amazon problems

Pedal feels soft. Goes to the floor. Brakes work but feel vague.

Steering wheel shakes when braking. Pulsing pedal.

Handbrake doesn't hold. Or won't release.

You're burning through a quart of oil every 500-1,000 km. Blue smoke on startup or under load.

Hard starting, fuel smell, rough idle, stalling. Sometimes floods and won't start at all.

Temp gauge creeps into the red. Coolant boils over. Steam.