Nubira rear brake problem

kalawera · Post by **kalawera** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 2:58 am

Hi everybody!
I got my Nubira 2.0 auto 7 months ago and I always felt like not having enough brake power. 2 months ago I went to a mecanic and he recomended replacing front rotors and pads and told me that everything else is ok. I did it myself and things got better but just a little bit. Then I changed the brake fluid-no difference and yesterday I changed my rear pads and I was suprised to see that the old ones got at least 70% left on them-after at about 15000 miles. I changed them anyway- almost no difference.
So for some reason I don't have braking power in the rear which is wearing pretty fast the front. Visually everything seems ok-the car is having less than 35000 miles...
Any ideas or sharing similar experience will be much apreciated.

Dillon · Post by **Dillon** » Fri Dec 30, 2005 3:47 pm

My daewoo dose that anyways.... I thought they all did that, But maybe there is some way we can adjust or tighten our back breaks

MMamdouh · Post by **MMamdouh** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 1:44 am

keep in mind that the rear brakes do very little braking effort so it is normal to see the pads not worn after such distance... my mechanic told me that the rear pads are replaced after spme 100,000 or so because they do very little for the overall braking but they do participate in the braking.

MMamdouh

tango · Post by **tango** » Sat Dec 31, 2005 2:23 am

The rear brakes are used less because under braking the weight of the car shifts forward to the front, putting the front brakes under strain. This is why cars geenrally have better brakes up front than at the rear. Too much brake pressure at th rear will also cause premature rear-wheel lock-up under moderate braking.

Another problem you are having is something that is inherent. Dillon made a point but I am not sure if he is aware of exactly how true it is. Opel/Vauxhall brake designs are adequate at best. It's a known short-coming that is recognised and acknowledged on EVERY board so related that I have been to. They will stop when asked but they are not known for their feel or are they particularly stellar at hauling to a stop. Nature of the beast, I'm afraid.