Did you take the lid off of the resevoir before you started compressing the rear brake cylinder? It looks like you were putting a ton of effort into it.
For the black plugs that go over the lugs, just take a small piece of welding wire or solid electrical wire and bend a hook on it, stick it in the hold push to one side and pull. It also works good to keep all of them on the wire till you need to put them back on.
thanks! im used to rear drum brakes but now i got a jetta with the rear disk brakes rubbing metal on metal because the previous owners didnt take car of anything on the car. going to go put on the new pads on tonight.
1. the bolts holding the callipers to the calliper carrier (the one that needs the 13mm wrench/socket) are noted as "REPLACE ALWAYS" in the Bentley. They are self-locking and come with a bit of loctite (or similar) on the threads and, presumably, deform when you tighten them.
2. DO NOT allow the calliper to dangle by the hydraulic line!
3. If you compressed without turning, your calliper is ruined. Replace it.
That piston tool is a life saver, tried for hours to get the piston in until I found this video. Thanks for the tutorial. Is there a reason you were twisting the tool a little bit at a time and turning the base by hand instead of just holding a wrench on one part and turning the other part by hand?
I did my brakes before watching this vid.. I used sum clamp pliers n put the wasted brake pad in between to push the piston in... i didnt know there was special tools Lol.
its a pull hook for the lug covers,very small supposed to come in the Styrofoam spare tire kit in the trunk. if not, even a paper clip works just fine, make a very short but sharp bend at the end
ohhh man i wish i saw this earlier. i spent like 2 hours on one side trying to figure out how to do this. eventually i got it, but this would have defiantly helped lol
The tool for the lug bolt covers is also the tool used to not scratch up your wheel on the vw and audi wheels with hub caps that cover the lug bolts. It's included with the car and can be found with the tire changing tools in the trunk. Just a loop of heavy wire with just more than a right angle bend on the end.
I have a 2006 jetta that need the rear brakes changed out. After watching your video and following your steps I've run into a snag. I removed both bolts from the caliper housing and cannot get the caliper off the rotor. Are there other bolts/pins that need to be removed from a 2006 model?
@MrBuckeye36 - My jetta is much older (1992), but i had the same type of problem and i noticed that the there was a little metal cylinder piece at the end where the bolts went and i was able to push them in which then gave enough clearance to pull the caliper off. good luck
the rear calipers are a screw type caliper. you DO NOT compress them with a c clamp. if the fluid is not dirty or old i dont loosen the bleeder. less likelyhood of air getting into brake lines. so i dont have to bleed the system when im done. one less step.
Not to rain on you parade, but instead of using that tool why dont you just use a C Clamp (also available at harbor freight for 6 dollars) and use it to push the brake piston back while still situated on the rotor?
P.S. never let the brake line hang when the caliper is removed, use a bungee cord or a coat hanger.
Not a whole lot of people know this but you are supposed to lube the slide pins on a floating caliper, also you can destroy your master cylinder if you go pushing in the piston like that, you should crack the bleeder that way the fluid in the caliper doesnt go back to the master. Other than that, you did good.
Hey thanks for this video. Just want to confirm that caliper tools are definitely going to make life easier. Also, the process was very much applicable to 2007 Jetta 2.5 Wolfsburg Edition.
I find that using a big C clamp (or really big slip-joint pliers) and a piece of wood (or the old inner brake pad) is much much easier and cheaper to depress the caliper piston.
A large C-clamp works just fine with the front calipers, but a tool is required for the rears as they must be rotated as opposed to compressed. For the sake of a $30 tool, I wouldn't recommend homemade alternatives like vice grips, etc for rotating the rears.
I have a Jetta sedan and just did my brakes...that is an awesome video, you did a good job. I have the same caliper tool from Harbor Freight with the same pin issue. I fixed mine by putting a nail in a vise, placing one side of the pin against the nail, and hitting the opposite side of the pin with a hammer and another nail. This spread the ends of the pin enough to keep it from falling out.
Nice video. Helped me figure out my tool, lol. I was wondering how you put that brace thing on. (the brake pad looking thing). But you showed me! Awesome =P
The tool to get the goofy plastic bolt covers out is just a right-angled piece of metal rod. I lost mine and made another out of a really thick paperclip.
Yeah, anything from Harbor Freight Sucks, all I have from them is a punch and chisel set and some dead blow hammers, I had a few other things, but they all broke within a month of buying them, I now always buy either Duralast or Craftsman and specialty tools I get from Snap-on.
Yep, that's a great idea. I use both because the jack you see in the picture has failed on me before. I was working on a Ford and I noticed after about a 1/2 hour it was slightly lower. Thanks for the suggestion!
i heard that it is not safe by ASE mechanics that you should put the car on a jack stan rather then using the floor jack. just incase the hydrolic ram fails and i will cause life or death injury.
Did you take the lid off of the resevoir before you started compressing the rear brake cylinder? It looks like you were putting a ton of effort into it.
TheResidentEngineer 1 month ago
WOW I have a 2003 jetta TDI and my breaks dont look anything like that. I cannot find the bolts on the back to remove the calipers
imouer 1 month ago
whats wrong with carefully using a C clamp.
surely if u did breaks everyday, you would want this tool.
But if you did breaks everyday and then need to come watch this video,
something is seriously wrong.
axa88888888 4 months ago
GET THE CUBE TO TO PRESS THE PISTON BACK IN WAY EASYER
esage88 4 months ago
For the black plugs that go over the lugs, just take a small piece of welding wire or solid electrical wire and bend a hook on it, stick it in the hold push to one side and pull. It also works good to keep all of them on the wire till you need to put them back on.
MrDieseltwitch 5 months ago
thanks! im used to rear drum brakes but now i got a jetta with the rear disk brakes rubbing metal on metal because the previous owners didnt take car of anything on the car. going to go put on the new pads on tonight.
BlacK0HawK07 6 months ago
*** A few VERY important notes
1. the bolts holding the callipers to the calliper carrier (the one that needs the 13mm wrench/socket) are noted as "REPLACE ALWAYS" in the Bentley. They are self-locking and come with a bit of loctite (or similar) on the threads and, presumably, deform when you tighten them.
2. DO NOT allow the calliper to dangle by the hydraulic line!
3. If you compressed without turning, your calliper is ruined. Replace it.
doctorkb79 6 months ago
That piston tool is a life saver, tried for hours to get the piston in until I found this video. Thanks for the tutorial. Is there a reason you were twisting the tool a little bit at a time and turning the base by hand instead of just holding a wrench on one part and turning the other part by hand?
nater51 8 months ago
Dude break discs has massive shoulders. I changed all discs and pads.
NZotyoka81 8 months ago
Is it the same way in a 06????
MyTintin69 8 months ago
I did my brakes before watching this vid.. I used sum clamp pliers n put the wasted brake pad in between to push the piston in... i didnt know there was special tools Lol.
OldskoolTizokKS 9 months ago
Dude this helped alot we were stuck one the 15mm and 13mm nut for a while till we saw this
pvg89 10 months ago
wow
yderri 1 year ago
its a pull hook for the lug covers,very small supposed to come in the Styrofoam spare tire kit in the trunk. if not, even a paper clip works just fine, make a very short but sharp bend at the end
RHSVarsity 1 year ago
@RHSVarsity +1
N4lulZ 7 months ago
thanks man. now im confident enough to change my soon to be due brakes.
onavianva 1 year ago
do i have to buy a disc brake caliper tool set ?
simrun255 1 year ago
@simrun255 not really loan.rent one fr ur auto parts store
hp11208 11 months ago
ohhh man i wish i saw this earlier. i spent like 2 hours on one side trying to figure out how to do this. eventually i got it, but this would have defiantly helped lol
pawelski92 1 year ago
paint can opener gets lug nut caps off
MusicRx65 1 year ago
MAN!!! WE REALLY APRECIATE THAT PEOPLE LIKE YOU DO THIS..... YOU SAVED US QUITE SOME BUCKS AND THAT IS TO THANK YOU..... TAKE CARE..... :)
zero117121 1 year ago
Awesome Video! Thanks for your help!
DJEDDX 1 year ago
The tool for the lug bolt covers is also the tool used to not scratch up your wheel on the vw and audi wheels with hub caps that cover the lug bolts. It's included with the car and can be found with the tire changing tools in the trunk. Just a loop of heavy wire with just more than a right angle bend on the end.
808jpm 1 year ago
thanks mannnnnnnnnn this helps big time.....
cornflakesnwater 1 year ago
I have a 2006 jetta that need the rear brakes changed out. After watching your video and following your steps I've run into a snag. I removed both bolts from the caliper housing and cannot get the caliper off the rotor. Are there other bolts/pins that need to be removed from a 2006 model?
MrBuckeye36 2 years ago
@MrBuckeye36 - My jetta is much older (1992), but i had the same type of problem and i noticed that the there was a little metal cylinder piece at the end where the bolts went and i was able to push them in which then gave enough clearance to pull the caliper off. good luck
czech27 1 year ago
@MrBuckeye36
Do you have the emergency brake off?
yard1bug 1 year ago
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MrBuckeye36 2 years ago
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MrBuckeye36 2 years ago
to joeasian if the rotor is in the caliper how would you retract it. wear would your c clamp go? retard.
cornpeef1 2 years ago
the rear calipers are a screw type caliper. you DO NOT compress them with a c clamp. if the fluid is not dirty or old i dont loosen the bleeder. less likelyhood of air getting into brake lines. so i dont have to bleed the system when im done. one less step.
cornpeef1 2 years ago
Not to rain on you parade, but instead of using that tool why dont you just use a C Clamp (also available at harbor freight for 6 dollars) and use it to push the brake piston back while still situated on the rotor?
P.S. never let the brake line hang when the caliper is removed, use a bungee cord or a coat hanger.
Joeasia1981 2 years ago
@Joeasia1981
Because the piston has to be rotated while retracting back into the rotor. The C Clamp would break it I think, if it even went in
DethtoAll25 1 year ago
Not a whole lot of people know this but you are supposed to lube the slide pins on a floating caliper, also you can destroy your master cylinder if you go pushing in the piston like that, you should crack the bleeder that way the fluid in the caliper doesnt go back to the master. Other than that, you did good.
living4fire 2 years ago
Hey thanks for this video. Just want to confirm that caliper tools are definitely going to make life easier. Also, the process was very much applicable to 2007 Jetta 2.5 Wolfsburg Edition.
Cheers,
rianasf 2 years ago
@rianasf
Isnt the Wolfsburg Edition a 2.0T? Just curious because I never heard of a 2.5 version Wolf.
DethtoAll25 1 year ago
@DethtoAll25
Yes, the Wolfsburg Edition is a 2.5L with special body & interior package
rianasf 1 year ago
@rianasf
Mine is a WE 2.0T, but thats cool that they make them in 2.5L, never seen one. Thanks
DethtoAll25 1 year ago
I find that using a big C clamp (or really big slip-joint pliers) and a piece of wood (or the old inner brake pad) is much much easier and cheaper to depress the caliper piston.
Or would that not work on a Jetta?
MicrowaveDisplaycom 2 years ago
A large C-clamp works just fine with the front calipers, but a tool is required for the rears as they must be rotated as opposed to compressed. For the sake of a $30 tool, I wouldn't recommend homemade alternatives like vice grips, etc for rotating the rears.
stradanus 2 years ago
you can get the tools to do the rears at Pepboys for like $5 and that compressor tool for like $10, Ive had them for a few years and they work great
lovemym16 2 years ago
I have a Jetta sedan and just did my brakes...that is an awesome video, you did a good job. I have the same caliper tool from Harbor Freight with the same pin issue. I fixed mine by putting a nail in a vise, placing one side of the pin against the nail, and hitting the opposite side of the pin with a hammer and another nail. This spread the ends of the pin enough to keep it from falling out.
rimcofw003 2 years ago
use a big G clamp
barnettboys13 2 years ago
3:35 lol....You get what you pay for.
beaman220 2 years ago
Nice video. Helped me figure out my tool, lol. I was wondering how you put that brace thing on. (the brake pad looking thing). But you showed me! Awesome =P
ubatch 3 years ago
open the brake reservoir and put a rag around it to catch spills.
this will allow you to reset the caliper much easier ...
tbgoog 3 years ago
The tool to get the goofy plastic bolt covers out is just a right-angled piece of metal rod. I lost mine and made another out of a really thick paperclip.
someguy805 3 years ago
thanks for posting !! made doing my rear brakes alot easier....thanks again :)
lexmax101 3 years ago
nice work well done
k1k31104 3 years ago
Yeah, anything from Harbor Freight Sucks, all I have from them is a punch and chisel set and some dead blow hammers, I had a few other things, but they all broke within a month of buying them, I now always buy either Duralast or Craftsman and specialty tools I get from Snap-on.
naterossco 3 years ago
Yep, that's a great idea. I use both because the jack you see in the picture has failed on me before. I was working on a Ford and I noticed after about a 1/2 hour it was slightly lower. Thanks for the suggestion!
rtcsnvdotcom 3 years ago
i heard that it is not safe by ASE mechanics that you should put the car on a jack stan rather then using the floor jack. just incase the hydrolic ram fails and i will cause life or death injury.
jway212 3 years ago