Rear brakes wearing faster than front.

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Asked by GuruDNFP7 Sep 06, 2017 at 11:39 AM about the 2009 Chevrolet Suburban 1500 1LT 4WD

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

I have a 2009 Chevy Suburban with 95,000 miles on it.  I replaced the rear brakes a year ago after they wore out.  I went to replace the front brakes recently, which are still the original, and discovered there was still 75% left on the front pads.  This doesn't seem normal to me.  I checked for a replacement proportioning valve for this vehicle and cannot find that there is one, does anybody have any idea what is going on and how to fix it?

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If there is not a proportioning valve set up could be a master cylinder, e-brake engaged, Calipars on front may need rebuilt or missing parts or guide pins & bolts are worn, The pads themselves on front may just be crystallized and need replaced, if this is the case then the rotors need turned too or replaced. I would think about using a full rebuild kit on front brake hardware, as-well as the rear brake hardware, adjusters too. If there is not a proportioning valve then the master is doing the proportioning. The front is and should be bearing the main brunt of the braking thus wears out faster. If the rear is wearing the evenly then its likely the master cylinder or a proportioning valve, but if not then the other thoughts above will apply along with new rubber brake lines from steel line to calipars.

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