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WeeYari · 02-12-2012, 10:11 AM

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Originally Posted by scene

since the yaris is front wheel drive how come the brakes in the rear are more worn down than the front? Are the rear brakes less thick than the front?

They are not more worn down. The rear shoes do indeed start out thinner than the front pads.

swidd · 02-11-2012, 09:57 PM

The rear star wheel adjusters may stop working after a while, leaving the rear brake shoes too wide a gap to brake first and strong. So they wear less than the front brakes.

I'm at 97k and haven't *needed* to change the pads/shoes, but keep adjusting the rear star wheel adjuster to keep it tight.

Manual.

Yury · 02-12-2012, 01:55 AM

Auto or not 16k is way too short of a life. But if several people say it's the case it makes you think. Easy enough to take the wheel off and measure the pad thickness though.

41magmag41 · 02-12-2012, 10:47 AM

Before I totaled my 2007 yaris sedan 2 months ago I had 140000 miles on the car and still had 60 percent of my ORGINAL brakes on the car. This was verfied by my dealer at my yearly inspection that month. Unless you have a caliper sticking or some other mechanical problem you shouldn't need brakes.

yaris2010RS · 02-12-2012, 08:53 PM

the rear pad starts off alot thinner then the front

bzinn 1 · 02-12-2012, 11:03 PM

Unles you have a mechanical problem like a sticky caliper or you two foot drive with your foot on the brake pedal there just could not be any way they are bad at 16000.

took mine off auto HB at 40000 and they are still like new,both the pads and the rotors.

Get another opinion at another place,but do not tell them there is anything wrong or that you were told they needed replaced,just let them take a look and have them show you the brakes as well as the measurements on them and the specs for needing replaced.

02-12-2012, 01:55 AM	#3
Yury Drives: 2008 5 Door Liftback Auto Join Date: Oct 2011 Location: Canada Posts: 157	Auto or not 16k is way too short of a life. But if several people say it's the case it makes you think. Easy enough to take the wheel off and measure the pad thickness though. __________________ 1999 Honda Prelude Base 5 speed (summer driver) 2008 5 Door Liftback Auto

02-12-2012, 08:53 PM	#5
yaris2010RS View User's Garage Drives: no-longer-boosted '10 Yaris Join Date: Nov 2009 Location: Angus, Ontario Posts: 1,891	the rear pad starts off alot thinner then the front __________________ If it has boobs or wheels sooner or later your gonna have problems with it

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02-11-2012, 09:57 PM	#2
swidd Drives: Yaris HB Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Central Alabama, GOD BLESS AMERICA Posts: 755	The rear star wheel adjusters may stop working after a while, leaving the rear brake shoes too wide a gap to brake first and strong. So they wear less than the front brakes. I'm at 97k and haven't needed to change the pads/shoes, but keep adjusting the rear star wheel adjuster to keep it tight. Manual.

02-12-2012, 10:47 AM	#4
41magmag41 Drives: Loaded 2007 mica silver sedan Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: New hampshire Posts: 226	Before I totaled my 2007 yaris sedan 2 months ago I had 140000 miles on the car and still had 60 percent of my ORGINAL brakes on the car. This was verfied by my dealer at my yearly inspection that month. Unless you have a caliper sticking or some other mechanical problem you shouldn't need brakes.

02-12-2012, 11:03 PM	#6
bzinn 1 Drives: 2008 Yaris HB Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: University Place,WA Posts: 828	Unles you have a mechanical problem like a sticky caliper or you two foot drive with your foot on the brake pedal there just could not be any way they are bad at 16000. took mine off auto HB at 40000 and they are still like new,both the pads and the rotors. Get another opinion at another place,but do not tell them there is anything wrong or that you were told they needed replaced,just let them take a look and have them show you the brakes as well as the measurements on them and the specs for needing replaced.