Guest Guest_DonH_* Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 I have an S40i which is now about six months old. In that time I've noticed that the rear wheels get covered with brake dust and the front wheels stay nice and shiny. The system apparently works normally though what occurs here is the opposite of what is seen on most other cars. I searched the site to see if this car has any issues with the rear brakes and there were some.....mostly noise and excessive pad wear. One post alluded to the fact that these cars are more rear brake biased than previous Volvos and my experience certainly bears that out. Now I'm wondering why......usually design/enginering decisions are made for logical reasons. Can someone enlighten me as to why Volvo might have done this?DonH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MrWinkey Posted July 25, 2005 Report Share Posted July 25, 2005 What year is the car and how many miles?.....if it's used and has over 30k on it I would suspect that perhaps the rear pads are OEM and the fronts were replaced with an aftermarket pad?..(OEM's are much better in my opinion though) and the dust is par for the course...It's simply a guess as i don't have enough info on the car ;) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bay13 Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 WIth a S40i, I'd suspect he is talking about the new S40. I haven't heard anything about this but will ask our rep the next time I see him in the shop. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DonH Posted July 26, 2005 Report Share Posted July 26, 2005 What year is the car and how many miles?.....if it's used and has over 30k on it I would suspect that perhaps the rear pads are OEM and the fronts were replaced with an aftermarket pad?..(OEM's are much better in my opinion though) and the dust is par for the course...It's simply a guess as i don't have enough info on the car ←The car is new.....it has about 3,000 miles on it. It's possible that the rear brakes may be dragging but I have no indication that they are. I know dust is normal and something we have to live with but it just seems odd to see it on the rear wheels. DonH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
highspeed11 Posted July 28, 2005 Report Share Posted July 28, 2005 In my experience, the rears wear faster than the fronts which seem pretty Darn hard. Front pads at 22K+ miles and still at 80% thickness. The rears also say FordMotorCompany on 'em so go figure. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Guest Posted August 3, 2005 Report Share Posted August 3, 2005 I searched another site.....Volvo-Forums.....to find any other references to this phenomenon. Am I in trouble for mentioning their name?? Anyhow, apparently many S40 owners have had the same experience as I. There was quite a lot of input but the best was a post by a member named kuyohtay. He explained how advances in rear suspension technology have allowed engineers to realize much more braking power from the rear brakes. That fact, coupled with the compromises required in the choice of brake disc/pad material means it's likely a trend that we will see more of in the future. I can't do justice to his post here but if you're interested in the topic I'd recommend giving it a read. DonH Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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