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When installing new brake pads on a 2004 Volvo S80 do the rotors have to be turned? A mechanic from another dealer told me that should have been done by the dealer that installed my pads and didn’t do it.
Answer: They should be replaced. Volvo’s are typical
of European practice in that the rotors wear at a much higher rate than
is typical for American or Japanese cars. They are designed to wear out
at roughly the same rate as the pads so that both should be replaced
together. See that huge lip on the outer edge of your rotor? That’s how
thick it USED TO BE. I’ve been doing brake jobs
for 7 years in a shop with a large proportion of European vehicles.
I’ve never turned a Volvo rotor. Never found one that was enough above
the factory discard spec that it could be done on.
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