Reply With QuoteI would take your vehicle to a Brake Specialist and have the Brake Proportioning Valve checked, it is unusual for rear pads to wear faster than the front, Regards Frank.
YarnMaster
Just got my 130 'Sally Anne' back from my sister and took it for a drive. There was a metal on metal noise coming from the back. Not a sound easly missed. So had a look at the pads. Gone with the wind! One pad was down to the steel bit.
After replacing and looking at the old pads the wear over all the pads is very uneven. (I'll post pics soon). The inside pads on both sides took the most wear. Is this normal?
Also this is the second set of rear pads I've replaced in just under 98,000km. But the front pads, witch are slightly bigger, still have plenty of life left. Im not a hoon or a late/hard breaker. I down change to slow and use the brakes in the last 10 metres or so. So is it normal to go through rear pads on a 130 quicker that front?
Cheers Easo
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I would take your vehicle to a Brake Specialist and have the Brake Proportioning Valve checked, it is unusual for rear pads to wear faster than the front, Regards Frank.
ForumSage
It is very common for Land Rover rear pads to wear faster than the front, especially if the vehicle is driven on dirt roads.
When I worked at the Dealer in Alice Springs, any winter rain would see a run on rear pads as tourists bought them all. We suspected that the mud formed on the Tanami Road would turn into grinding paste that was then sprayed up by the front wheels onto the rear brakes.
My own Rangie Classic has had two sets of rear pads and no front pads in the three years I have owned it.
OldBushie
Yes, mines the same. I haven't changed my front pads since I've owned the car (7 years, 100000km) but I've gone through 2-3 sets of rears.Originally Posted by BigJon
The fronts have just triggered the wear sensor in the last month or so but there's still a bit of meat left.
Scott
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BigJon, I changed my front pads on my Disco 3 years ago, the rear pads had plenty of pad left, I checked my front and rear pads last week and the rear pads have worn less than 2mm, the front pads have worn 3.5mm over the same period, it looks as I will get away with not changing the rear pads again next time I change the fronts.
85/95% of my driving is off road, dusty, muddy very steep mountainous country, by yours and Scouse's reckoning there must be something wrong with my brake system, any suggestions would be welcome, Regards Frank.
ForumSage
Hi,
It's quite normal for the inboard pads to wear more because that is the side of the calipers that gets pressure first from the brake lines.
Rear pads on mine wear more than twice as fast as the fronts......... probably because they get more than twice as filthy with mud and grit.
cheers.
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