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Rumbling brakes V70-XC70

posted by  basco on  Sun Feb 10 18:39 CST 2002
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When we put new pads on the rear, we had a local brake shop put on lifetime pads. Now they are squealing and occasionally when we come to a slow stop it feels like the car is going over a rumble strip. The vibration stops immediately when we get off the brakes. Have a suspicion that maybe the pads are too hard and the ABS is getting tweaked. Any suggestions?








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    Rumbling brakes V70-XC70 1998

    posted by  someone claiming to be Esch on  Tue Feb 12 05:24 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    you probably have warped rotors.....mine did the same thing. They are easy to change yourself.








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    Rumbling brakes V70-XC70

    posted by  Yannis on  Mon Feb 11 09:35 CST 2002
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    Squealing is a very frequent sign of non-Volvo pads. Not only that, but since they are (usually) harder they do etch the rotors a lot quicker...

    Stick with OEM parts.

    Yannis
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    2001 V70 T-5M SR, Classic Red/Graphite Lthr., ipd ME7 ECU Upgrade, K&N Air Filter, Cold Weather, Dolby Surr. Sound, Rear Spoiler, 17' 'Tethys' alloys








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    Rumbling brakes V70-XC70

    posted by  someone claiming to be White Wagon on  Mon Feb 11 01:07 CST 2002 [RELATED]

    My V70 did the same exact thing ... turned out to be the rear rotors were warped. Dealer replaced them the first time under warranty at 30K ... and the problem went away. Unfortunately, they are beginning to do the same thing again at 47K miles.

    Keith








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      Rumbling brakes V70-XC70

      posted by  Joe Hahn on  Tue Feb 12 04:12 CST 2002
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      I had a similar problem when I replaced original front pads at 35k miles with PBR low dust pads. I wasn't able to get the rotors off for turning, so I just replaced the pads. I went through the recommended 10 stop low speed break-in, but it really took about 5k-7k miles to "wear in." Everything is fine at 56k miles and I don't have the nuisance brake dust from the OEM pads.







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