2005 Volvo XC90 Rear Brakes

PHILYM

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2005 VOLVO XC90
V8
AWD
AUTOMATIC
65,000 MILES

I took my car into a national brake repair franchise to get an estimate on replacing the pads and turning the rotors on the rear wheels. I was told by the manager that on my particular car the rotors had to be replaced. Was he correct?

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JEFF LYDIC

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Volvo does not recommend resurfacing rotors as it can lead to brake squeek, improper pad wear and vibrations. Volvo has two min. Replacement specs. One replacement spec is a recommended min thickness with brake pad replacement. And the other is the actual min. Specs the rotors can be at. Volvo does this because if the rotors reach a certain specs when replacing the pads, the rotors can fall below specs before the next pad replacement.