I think you have an issue with your brake distribution box or your master cylinder if it has it’s the design that has seperate chambers for front and bake brakes.
Also make sure to grease all of the no braking contact points such as where the pads slide back and forth in the caliper. I try to do that once a year if I can.
Rotors can get rusty when you haven’t driven for a while, but it’s just cosmetic. That’s no reason to replace rotors. Even if you end up with a bit of grooving from bits of sand in the pads (especially on the rear discs) it’s no issue.
Something else is wrong, or your mechanic is taking you for a ride.
It really sounds like your brakes are screwed up. All around disc brakes aren’t THAT preferential to the front. Also, if your rear rotors aren’t really getting used and are just all rusty, why do you keep buying replacement rear rotors? Just take a wire wheel to them and slap them back on. Same with pads. Why are they being ruined every two years if they aren’t getting used?
All that aside, do you have small drum brakes for your ebrake in the rear, or is it only disc brakes? Many have a “drum in hat” setup where the e brake doesn’t use the disc brakes, but if you do have disk only, you could try moving a bit while you activate the e brake and see if it polishes off your rust and stuff. E brakes of either kind only lock back wheels.
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I think you have an issue with your brake distribution box or your master cylinder if it has it’s the design that has seperate chambers for front and bake brakes.
Also make sure to grease all of the no braking contact points such as where the pads slide back and forth in the caliper. I try to do that once a year if I can.
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Dude, no way. This is not remotely normal!
Rotors can get rusty when you haven’t driven for a while, but it’s just cosmetic. That’s no reason to replace rotors. Even if you end up with a bit of grooving from bits of sand in the pads (especially on the rear discs) it’s no issue.
Something else is wrong, or your mechanic is taking you for a ride.
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It really sounds like your brakes are screwed up. All around disc brakes aren’t THAT preferential to the front. Also, if your rear rotors aren’t really getting used and are just all rusty, why do you keep buying replacement rear rotors? Just take a wire wheel to them and slap them back on. Same with pads. Why are they being ruined every two years if they aren’t getting used?
All that aside, do you have small drum brakes for your ebrake in the rear, or is it only disc brakes? Many have a “drum in hat” setup where the e brake doesn’t use the disc brakes, but if you do have disk only, you could try moving a bit while you activate the e brake and see if it polishes off your rust and stuff. E brakes of either kind only lock back wheels.
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Alright TIL lol