Rear Brakes

Feb 25th, 2004, 21:32

I have an S80 2.9 T reg (1999) Anybody had probs with rear brake disc corrosion my car has done 46.000 miles. Volvo service said I need to change disc's and brake pads. This saga is a little more involved as the engineer could not explain what had corroded the disc's therefore has left me with a question mark over his opinion.

Can anyone trow some light on this matter. Or had similar experience.

Thanks

Paul Wildsmith · Feb 25th, 2004, 22:40

Volvo do seem to be quite keen to recommend this job on their cars. Corrosion is a fact of life. Water and metal, and/or the reaction between dissimilar metals. Rear brakes do have a reduced load againstthe front, so may get less of the corrosion 'knocked off' during braking. Difficult to offer a real opinion without seeing the state of the pads/discs, but I wouldn't be surprised if a dealer erred on the side of extreme caution (at your expense).

Paul
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Feb 25th, 2004, 21:32	#1
chris Guest Location:	Rear Brakes I have an S80 2.9 T reg (1999) Anybody had probs with rear brake disc corrosion my car has done 46.000 miles. Volvo service said I need to change disc's and brake pads. This saga is a little more involved as the engineer could not explain what had corroded the disc's therefore has left me with a question mark over his opinion. Can anyone trow some light on this matter. Or had similar experience. Thanks

Feb 25th, 2004, 22:40	#2
Paul Wildsmith Register Keeper Last Online: Today 21:55 Join Date: Dec 2001 Location: Bristol	RE: Rear Brakes Volvo do seem to be quite keen to recommend this job on their cars. Corrosion is a fact of life. Water and metal, and/or the reaction between dissimilar metals. Rear brakes do have a reduced load againstthe front, so may get less of the corrosion 'knocked off' during braking. Difficult to offer a real opinion without seeing the state of the pads/discs, but I wouldn't be surprised if a dealer erred on the side of extreme caution (at your expense). Paul VOC S80 Register Keeper

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