[Vwdiesel] Changed brakes on A4 Jetta wagon, rear pads now wear faster

[Bryan Belman]

So, all these miles, 115K to be exact, I have been watching the front pads on my Jetta TDI.  They were finally getting a bit thin after all these miles.  I was doing the 10K oil change so figured while the car is up lets do the front brakes.  I can't believe the wear I got out of them either.

Then I went and looked at the back pads thinking they are going to last to 150K, wrong.  They were 95% gone and almost down to the metal.
my local german parts guy says on most all of the newer cars, they now do a good bit of braking with the rear brakes, not like in the old days when they just did not get used unless the pressure regulator was activated.

I had bought this tool some years ago but never used it.  I am sure glad I had it because screwing in the rear brake piston would have been very tough without it.  Metal Nerd Rear Brake Reset tool.
http://www.metalnerd.com/cat08.htm
 
Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :)
92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel -- running :}
82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :)
70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Not running :(