Thread: Rear Brake Query.

Common. They’re only small...
And come into play with DSC.

56k is a good innings actually!! Hopefully the park brale adjustment/ service was done too....

Unlike most cars, the Discovery has a lot of weight over the rears (wondered why the rear tyre pressures are higher?). The rear brakes come into play when braking more than most cars, and as stated above, being smaller, will wear faster than other cars.

My fronts last somewhere around twice as long as the rears.

It seems it is acceptable. Must be a landrover thing. Just that in all of the more than 100 cars I have owned I have NEVER experienced rear brake wear greater than front brake wear, unless on an old car the handbrake was left on!!

I dont use the park brake at all. I dont have much faith in the EPB being reliable so rather not use it unless really necessary. Also I found that when lining up the caravan, despite using the EPB, it did not lock the car in that exact place when applied but rather the car rocked either forward or back, so I find it a rather useless piece of equipment. I thought the park brake applied pads/disks or what ever at the rear wheels so there should not be any movement once applied, but clearly it isnt. Soon learnt to use the Air suspension height adjustment to attach the van, which is even better with a DSO35 hitch!

Not unusual to wear the rears out first and if you do a lot of dirt road driving the DSC seems to chew through the rears pretty quickly.

The key to happy EPB usage is annual maintenance including an adjustment. Keep the shoes with enough material and the unit adjusted and it will perform day after day. Don’t trust the dealer has serviced it - request it especially or DIY

Originally Posted by dirvine

more than 100 cars I have owned

wow, 100 cars, you must turn them over often .... or you've had a very good innings.
Oh and my rear pads last about half the fronts too.

Scott