►Replacing your front brakes when they’re worn is responsible ownership. Worn brakes mean reduced stopping power, and that’s just not safe for anyone on the road, especially in a heavy XC90. Luckily, a pad and rotor replacement is a straightforward job that doesn’t require many tools or parts.
Your brakes will typically last around 60,000 miles before wearing to the point of replacement. When they get there, you be alerted by a warning message on the dashboard. You may also see, hear, and feel the wear through deep grooves on the rotor face, grinding, or juddering under braking.
In this video, Mike Hidalgo, FCP Euro’s Professional DIY’er, replaces the front brake pads and rotors on a Volvo XC90 SPA.
00:00 – Intro & Tools Needed
01:50 – How to Locate the XC90 Jack Points
02:15 – Volvo XC90 Front Wheel Removal
03:03 – Volvo XC90 Front Brake Pad & Rotor Replacement
13:45 – Volvo XC90 Front Wheel Install
14:11 – Wrap-up
Shop the parts used in this video:
Volvo XC90 SPA Front Brake Kit: https://www.fcpeuro.com/products/volvo-brake-kit-textar-31499906kt?utm_source=youtube&utm_medium=description&utm_campaign=mps%20volvo%20spa&utm_content=front%20brake%20diy
This video applies to the following vehicles:
XC90 Volvo SPA Chassis
2016 Volvo XC90 T5
2017 Volvo XC90 T8
2018 Volvo XC90 T8
2019 Volvo XC90 T6
2020 Volvo XC90 T8
2021 Volvo XC90 T8
S90 Volvo SPA Chassis
2017 Volvo S90 T6
2018 Volvo S90 T8
2019 Volvo S90 T6
2020 Volvo S90 T6
2021 Volvo S90 T8
V90 Cross Country Volvo SPA Chassis
2017 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6
2018 Volvo V90 Cross Country T5
2019 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6 Ocean Race
2020 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6
2021 Volvo V90 Cross Country T6
V90 Volvo SPA Chassis
2018 Volvo V90 T6
2019 Volvo V90 T6
2020 Volvo V90 T5
2021 Volvo V90 T5
XC60 Volvo SPA Chassis
2018 Volvo XC60 T8
2019 Volvo XC60 T6
2020 Volvo XC60 T8
2021 Volvo XC60 T8
S60 Volvo SPA Chassis
2019 Volvo S60 T6
2020 Volvo S60 T5
2021 Volvo S60 T8
V60 Volvo SPA Chassis
2019 Volvo V60 T6
2020 Volvo V60 T5
2021 Volvo V60 T5
V60 Cross Country Volvo SPA Chassis
2020 Volvo V60 Cross Country T5
2021 Volvo V60 Cross Country T5
XC40 “CMA” Platform
2019 Volvo XC40 T4
2020 Volvo XC40 T4
2021 Volvo XC40 Recharge Sport Utility
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Is this the same process as the s60 ? I can't find a video for the s60 and it's crazy it's only the suvs or older model s60's that don't have an electric parking brake
Hello. Do you have video about the Rear Brake Pads?
The seal on your piston isn't seated properly because you didn't push the piston back in evenly (don't push on one edge of the cup, use an old brake pad with that caliper tool). Hopefully it doesn't cause issues.
Informative video overall, but a number of amateur mistakes here, including not cleaning rust off the hub/rotor mating surface before applying antiseize
10:01 it’s better to leave the piston side brake pad in the caliper while using the caliber spreader
7:52 should have cleaned all that before you put new rotor on
7:31 you should use a clean pair of gloves when installing new rotor. As you can see he got grimy dirt in a couple of places on the rotor
I appreciate the details for each step. Thank you for helping us.
Do you bleed them?
Really want to do this myself… use to always do my own brakes with my dad… but 3 kiddos 4 and under make this almost impossible from a time perspective
Thank you for the very good video.
Somebody should mention that getting those bracket mounting bolts out is a chore! I used my longest breaker bar and they fight nearly all the way out. Tried a little heat on the other side and it made a big difference. Looks like it came with red loctite on them. Great video, helped a lot.
Very helpful video, music is annoying as hell. But overall a great job!
Good video, but why didn’t you wipe off the dirty finger prints off the rotors?
I just purchased a 2021 VOLVO XC90 inscription ultimate and don’t know which front brake package to order through FCPeuro
IDK who you are, BUT GREAT JOB/VIDEO. thx
Thank you so much, really helpful!
I did my brakes this weekend easy pezzyy with this video for reference. I appreciate your videos saved my $500 of labor.
Everyone from the comments have the 11mm inbus? :))
Would this be the same on an XC60?
One thing I would add when installing the rotor… you should use a brake cleaner to make sure all the grease is gone