2wd rear brake wear
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Rear brakes seem to be wearing faster then the fronts (rear wheels more dirty then fronts and replacing rear pads often), anyone any ideas?
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Had a thought, have been using halfords rear pads, only because they were available at the time and i needed them quick, could this have something to do with it, maybe they are softer or something?
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mine does the same allways has i,ve used all sorts of pads mintex 1144, 1155 etc but makes no difference and nothing is sticking on the calipers either
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Mine are the same, the rear wheels always get dirty with brake dust before the fronts. I think its something to do with the hanbrake mechanism being built into the rear caliper, there is quite a strong spring in the rear caliper for handbrake operation which keeps pressure on the piston and therefore the pads also if the handbrake operating lever mechanism shaft within the caliper is sticking this will keep a bit of pressure on the rear pads, i'm planning to strip and recondition my rear calipers this winter i'll see what I find.
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