A rear brake bias is what caused GM and its horrid X cars so much trouble (remember,they were GMs first FWD compact and they were still living in a RWD frame of mind).A light tail in a FWD vehicle is not a good thing to over-brake.Think of ice and snow driving...
front and rear brake pad wear
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Originally Posted By: supton
I have an '04 VW and it was a common complaint that the rears wear out faster, due to rearward brake bias, used to prevent nose dive. I've read to actually brake harder if I wanted even brake wear--the fronts then start do more work. Do need the fancy tool to turn in the rear pistons, so that might be on way to save on some work.
Otherwise, at 2x the fronts, eh, I managed 168k on the rears on mine before a rivet popped through (should have made sure the pads were sliding, they might have made 200k). Pads are cheap, and I only worked on drums once or twice but didn't care for them. Pads that wear mean the brakes are working on that wheel, not a bad thing if you ask me.
Yeah the rear brake piston are threaded from what I understand. I do have a disc brake caliper tool set. Another thing is there were two different sizes of front brake rotors (280mm and 288mm). I have the base gas 2.0L engine and so I have the smaller 280mm. The rear I believe is the same for all models.
Originally Posted By: sasilverbullet
I have two VW's, a 03 Jetta and 02 Bug, both diesels. The pads on both of them wear out in about a 3 to 1 ratio - 3 fronts to one rear set.
I think you might have something wrong with the brakes if the rears are wearing about the same as the fronts.
btw, the 02 jetta didn't have traction control, just ABS.
My car is driven mostly in the city so lots of stop/go traffic plus over here the terrain is hilly. Once in a while I will load up the trunk and carry 3 passengers but its mostly driven by one person.
I have an '04 VW and it was a common complaint that the rears wear out faster, due to rearward brake bias, used to prevent nose dive. I've read to actually brake harder if I wanted even brake wear--the fronts then start do more work. Do need the fancy tool to turn in the rear pistons, so that might be on way to save on some work.
Otherwise, at 2x the fronts, eh, I managed 168k on the rears on mine before a rivet popped through (should have made sure the pads were sliding, they might have made 200k). Pads are cheap, and I only worked on drums once or twice but didn't care for them. Pads that wear mean the brakes are working on that wheel, not a bad thing if you ask me.
Yeah the rear brake piston are threaded from what I understand. I do have a disc brake caliper tool set. Another thing is there were two different sizes of front brake rotors (280mm and 288mm). I have the base gas 2.0L engine and so I have the smaller 280mm. The rear I believe is the same for all models.
Originally Posted By: sasilverbullet
I have two VW's, a 03 Jetta and 02 Bug, both diesels. The pads on both of them wear out in about a 3 to 1 ratio - 3 fronts to one rear set.
I think you might have something wrong with the brakes if the rears are wearing about the same as the fronts.
btw, the 02 jetta didn't have traction control, just ABS.
My car is driven mostly in the city so lots of stop/go traffic plus over here the terrain is hilly. Once in a while I will load up the trunk and carry 3 passengers but its mostly driven by one person.
My Ford Edge has electronic brake force distribution which means the actual bias front to rear is always changing, depending on how hard you press the pedal. It starts off fairly rear biased on light braking, then builds up more pressure in the fronts as you brake harder. Of course once you're into ABS, the actual bias can be anything depending on the traction available.
Originally Posted By: 2009Edge
My Ford Edge has electronic brake force distribution which means the actual bias front to rear is always changing, depending on how hard you press the pedal. It starts off fairly rear biased on light braking, then builds up more pressure in the fronts as you brake harder. Of course once you're into ABS, the actual bias can be anything depending on the traction available.
This is a common feature of many makes, not just Ford. We had GM trucks in the early 2000's in our fleet with EBFD.
My 70 Impala had a valve that would not apply the front discs until the rear drums had full pressure - mechanical BFD!
My Ford Edge has electronic brake force distribution which means the actual bias front to rear is always changing, depending on how hard you press the pedal. It starts off fairly rear biased on light braking, then builds up more pressure in the fronts as you brake harder. Of course once you're into ABS, the actual bias can be anything depending on the traction available.
This is a common feature of many makes, not just Ford. We had GM trucks in the early 2000's in our fleet with EBFD.
My 70 Impala had a valve that would not apply the front discs until the rear drums had full pressure - mechanical BFD!
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