Mike,

I'll add my two cents.....Have a 98 S70, 160,000 kilometres and have had no problems giving the rotors (front and rear) a light skimming. I have a friend with a lathe and a light touch. I replace them when they approach minimum thickness and always use dealer pads. The car is not driven too hard but I've never had a squeek or a warped rotor, even after a front caliper seized last summer and really heated up the rotor.

Dave.

I've got 80K on my 98T5 and kept the stock rotors and replaced the pads with PBR the I got from IPD. After a month, no problems to reports and they are stopping fine. This is my second brake change so I'll probably be looking at rotors the next time around. I barely get any brake dust with the new pads and as long as I don't develop any squeeking, it should be fine.
I'm sure that there's probably an increased risk of the rotor warping with a hard brake pad, but I thought I would see how it holds up.

Don

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Steve F. in Hoboken, NJ

The information you received is correct. For some reason Volvo rotors seem to be very fragile and prone to warping. If your brake pads are warn, just slap on a new pair w/o turning the rotors. I've been told that you should replace rotors after two pad replacements or sooner depending on yourbraking habits. And only replace with Volvo pads (and rotors), others cause squeaking and rotor warpage.

Make sure "seat" your brakes upon replacement i.e. short gradual stops. Don't get them too hot for the first 25 miles or your rotors will warp. Take it from me, I've had to replace rotors and pads twice in one year.

This time I smartened up and went with Volvo Parts to avoid the perpetual squeak. The parts were more expensive but well worth it.