Volvo Front Brake Replacement. And a little more! 

The reason your inner brake pads were faster than the outer pads, is the inner pad sits against the caliper piston which touches the rotor first because of the lack of lubricant on the pad/rotor bracket to move freely engaging both pads simultaneously. Over time this lubricant dries up and then corrosion sets in. You've done a great job servicing your front brakes and detailing the surrounding area. You'll probably never have to buy a new car if you keep this up. Lol. I enjoy watching your videos. I own a 2009 S60 2.5T. I, like you, do a complete and detail service on all my vehicles.

(1)Piston side wears more usually. (2)Without grease on the pins your caliper might not move so easily when the pedal is applied...pretty important step. Good clearly shot and explained video! Thanks

Great work. I really appreciate your videos. Your attention to detail is impeccable. Keep up the great work.

I think the reason the inner pad wears more is because the slider pins do not have enough lubrication, so the caliper is not pulling the outer pad onto the rotor as it should

This man is an inspiration to us all.

Great work, spent ages looking for a video with my specific brakes, and then found this. Very detailed, very clear, have me the confidence to order up the parts and do the job myself.

Getting ready to replace the front brakes on my 2012 XC70, your video has been the best I've seen! Thanks for the effort!

It's always fun to see your wonderful job! Thank you!

Great job! You've done the job like no other service will ever do it for you!

Hi from Australia Your attention to detail is next level, enjoy your passion for what you do Keep up the good work

By far the best tutorial for changing front rotors, thank you!

Good job!! Finally a video! I like that you take care of your Volvo!

Of course, aesthetically, your cleaning and painting of the whole area is much better! Great job!

thanks for the tips and doing all the hard work first so it’s easier for me when I do my brakes. Before all my repairs I check to see if you have done it already. You have made maintaining my Volvo easier and a pleasure. Thanks

Your videos are always excellent. The cleaning/repainting the calibers and suspension parts made them look 👏👌👍👏👏👏

Great job...cleaning and adding some anti-rust paint is a nice touch. Your level of detail and specific explanations are a great help for those of us DIY people that enjoy working on our Volvos

I got my brakes renewed today with the help of this video. It was very useful, thank you so much! Your car looks great too!

Simply the best. Very refreshing to have high quality video, good lighting. Thank you!

I just bought new rotors and pads for my XC60 last week and I'm gonna try to do it myself for the first time. This is amazingly helpful. Hälsningar from Sweden.

A very informative and educational video. You covered all of the process and most of all made it look easy for the newbie. Many thanks for all the hard work.

I really like your videos. You explain very clearly and you film it from an angle that its very clear to see and follow. Really great. Thank you.

I was trying to get the damn caliper off for a half hour, I didnt realize you have to compress it while it's on the rotor, great trick!

Finally somebody actually cleans the stuff when replacing parts, great job, I am gonna replace my XC90 roters and brakes. Thank you very much

That’s a very Nice job Juri. Thanks for sharing.

Hi! A few years ago I did anti-corrosion protection in a professional workshop. Everyone said there is no need to do that for an almost new car, but the guy who performed the service said that the key is to protect the car before the rust will appear, not when we will find it. Also pls. consider a cardboard sheet under working area. It perfectly absorbes each spots, fluids and oils. I buy it in local paper wholesaler for 0.25-0.40 eur / 1 piece 220x150cm depends on thickness. Town cleaning company collects it from my gate every monday. No bad smells, nice and clean garage :) PS. Perfect job. Nice to watch as always. Best regards

Your videos are excellent. works just as well on my 2008 V70 2.4D. Keep it up!

Thanks! Worked for my 2015 XC60. Some small differences, however, worked just fine.

I really enjoy watching your videos. You are a Great instructor. Greetings from a Dutch living in Switzerland.

Excellent video. Thanks very much, your process is really logical and thorough. The kids add a lot too. Dad is setting a great example doing his own automotive work in the garage. Self-sufficiency is best learned by example!

After watching this will be attempting to replace my own front discs and pads myself on my Xc70 , a garage would never take the time to execute to this standard ! Would whip the callipers off , Chuck the pads in and windy gun the lot. Thanks to this vid and the fantastic standard shown now have the confidence to complete and know it’s done properly . Thank you

Great work Dimitri !

You have passion doing any job with your volvo. And because of it looking your videos is a pleasure 👍

An excellent & informative production from a perfectionist. Thank you for your informative series.

Thank you for the excellent detailed video. Your explanation, sizes of the tools needed, the torque setting and quality of the video were excellent and huge help when greasing the slider pins. Thanks again

Thanks V Much. I was stumped when I couldn't compress the cylinder. Thanks for taking the time to make the video

Thank you thousand times for this video! I'll change the front rotors and pads myself this summer on my XC60 and this helped me alot to figure out what I should have at hand then. Thank you! 😀🙂

I like the video very much, enjoyed it and had a professional-money-saving advice. Everyone should love his/hers volvo as you do! Great Video!

Interesting and instructive video. I have a 2008 XC70 with the 3.2L petrol engine. I had a mechanic replace my rotors but after watching your video I realise I should have done myself.

Very nice video, everyone can learn and do it self from your videos. Nicely finished with the cleaning and repainting. Well done. Looks great.

Thanks a lot you are simply the best, after watching your video I ordered the correct pads (316 mm) and changed them with ease. I bought ATE Ceramic pads.

Excellent video Yuri very detailed and you have gone one step further to prevent any other problems occurring especially rust prevention. Jay. U.K.

Awesome attention to detail! Great job!

Yes another great video from this man, I have just renewed my front Discs and pads using Pagid which are German quality,and done various other mods to the car also, very helpful information from his videos, Thank you keep them coming!

Well done!! Steps and details are impressive!! I believe this procedure will work for my C70

Hey Man, I love it how much you care about your Volvo. Good job and keep it up.;)

I wish I will do it one day. I love my Volvo and the way you treat them inspired me to do the same. Thank's for sharing time with us.

Nice job, I am going to replace front brakes in autum as well. Thank you for the video.

GOOD JOB-THE WHEELARCHES LOOK AMAZING.

Properly done everything... Great Job making the video !

Amazing job. Always wanted to understand how it is done exactly on a Volvo.

Totally agreed, the new brakes look AMAZING with all of your effort and LOVE putting into the task. You're such an oriented, detailed person! Your videos are not only well entertaining but also give the DIY audiences the confidence to take care of their own vehicles. BTW to avoid metal contacting metal between the stand and the vehicle frame, I cut a small square piece rubber from old tire instead of using towel. CHEER!

Thanks for another nice video! What I have found is that for the bolts that keep brake support in place (18mm head) the thread-lock is the reason for them to stick when unscrew. In order to do it easier and with less force you should unscrew them till it is hard to rotate it and then tighten them back. Once they are all in, you could unscrew them again and they will go further out. It needs 2 or 3 repetitions to get bolts removed. This in-out action removes the thread-lock without effort and you do not need to apply a lot of force after initial movement (you still need the big pray bar to make them move in the beginning).

Great video! This job is on my list after I change the the rear shocks.

Nice attention to details. Good to see a video from Manitoba, from former Winnipeger. I have same set of tools from PA and Stanley.

Outstanding.

love the fog lamps. i will be installing on my car. love how you are very careful and take good care of your car

Excellent tutorial on front brake pads and rotor replacement. You make getting that valiper sprng back in place look easy, but I know it is not easy.

Greetings from the UK, can i just say a massive thank for for this video as it was such a great help doing my disks! my disks weren't that bad but i was getting massive wheel wobble under braking

Your work is amazing! Great video!

Thanks man! Now I think I know just about anything I need to know about my car's brakes before I start changing parts.

Best how to video i ve seen so far

Thanks for the video. I have a V70 and this helped me replace my pads yesterday. Really enjoyed the job. My dad told me years ago that he thought greasing brake slider pins was not the right thing to do. The reason is because the range of movement is so small and the power of the braking strong so it’s unlikely to ever seize through lack of lubrication. The downside of grease is it attracts dust to stick to it - leaving a sticky mess more likely to cause problems. Indeed my slider pins were coated in dirty black gunk when I removed them. I cleaned them and replaced them dry. This always seemed logical to me. Interested to hear other views though. I was tempted to paint the callipers while there but at 140,000 miles my car is fairly scruffy - so I decided it wasn’t worth it. It would be a slippery slope of spending money bringing it back up to standard!

Спасибо автор! Твои обзоры мне нравится. Тоже буду менять диски с колодками сам на своём Renault.

Your videos are amazing. I learn so much from you!

Great work ! You do things with your heart i can see that

Many thanks from The Netherlands

Superb video and thanks for providing the detailed steps. A job well done.

I'm learning more and more watching your video's. I'm picking up a 2013 XC70 T6 next week. Just went on JCWhitney for new Power Stop Z23s, Mevotech Control Arms, and New Calibers. I want to break out the Eastwood PowderCoating kit I picked up for my CJ for the Control Arms and Calibers.

Your videos are amazing this is another jewel amongst the gems. Man love your vids keep rocking.

Best instruction video ever. - Keep up the good work rgds. Bergen, Norway

Excellent tutorial video! I’ve got to do a 2009 S 60 tomorrow and this is what I needed. Very much appreciated.

Great job on the wheel arches. Looks great. Also, I have never heard of anyone cleaning the lug nuts until now. Your perfectionism is equally scary and admirable.

Awesome work! Thanks for sharing.

Thanks a lot for this video. I was able to change my front rotors and pads last week on my volvo s80 2010 T6. The only difference is that mine had 300mm rotors instead of 316mm. I will try the rear ones next week

Спасибо за столь подробное и качественное видео.

I love your videos ..... easy to understand and you give good information .. my own is a 2014

Great video, Really enjoyable and informative. Defiantly my go to for anything to do with the car. made my day!

Brilliant job.

Great video and detailing, thanks for sharing!!

I think you did a fantastic job detailing the brake parts. Oh, a video from FCP EURO said the inner pads wear sooner because of the pressure of the caliper plunger.

Very nice, I’ll do this job on my 2011 XC60. I think my rotors are 328mm but the procedure is the same. Thanks for sharing!

I am always looking forward to it I am also riding the XC70. from Japan

Excellent video and gonna make my brake job this weekend a lot easier, although probably longer as I'm now motivated to clean and paint everything haha.

Just changed all brakes on my V70 Mk1 to brembo. Really good brakes compared to the old ones!

Bardzo porządna robota.

great video! I can't wait to buy a Volvo

Amazing job!

Great video. Thank you!

I just love the attention to detail and the pride that you put into caring for your XC70. Makes me want to be a better Volvo owner lol. I drive an ‘08 XC70 with the same color as yours. I will be watching a lot more of your videos soon as spring is here and the weather is right for me to begin doing some needed maintenance. Brakes all around is first on my list. Thanks for the great videos ✌🏼

Beautiful!

It seems a really good job!

Wow..nice and clean job!

After you replace, clean and lubricate everything you should not see uneven wear on the pads. You did it the right way!

It just how it should be done. Perfect 👍👍👍👍👍👍👍

really thorough job, great video

Awesome work.

Dude you are the best. My favorite Volvo youtuber

Well done man👍

Nice work!

Fantastic video, really enjoyed it.