Replace front disc brake pads on a 2001 VW Jetta

This is a step by step video showing how I replaced the front disc brake shoes on a 2001 VW Jetta. Note that the rear disc brakes on this model are significantly more difficult, because the emergency brake is intimately associated with the rear caliper. You need special tools to do the rear. I have made some still photos of a rear caliper when I rebuilt it last year. If you want to see those, send me a youtube message.

This video is published for entertainment purposes, and is not to be construed as an instruction guide. I am not a professional mechanic.

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Autos & Vehicles

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• Jetta
• brakes
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• front
• disc
• brake shoes
• Jetta brake shoes
• 2001VW Jetta
• DIY
• repair brakes
• repair disc brakes
• replace brake shoes
• replace disc brakes
• repair brake pads
• Jetta brake pad replacement

[fatchoy4]

ok I have a 2003 Volkswagen golf GLS and i need to buy new pads and rotors... i was just wondering how do i know if my car has brake pad wear sensors on it before i can even buy brakes for it? or does it automatically have them because it is a fully loaded vehicle? need help ASAP

[spelunkerd]

@fatchoy4 Your parts man will be your best friend in that case.

The sensor is on the drivers side, and you can see the wire that leads to it, maybe even before the wheel is taken off if you know what you are looking for.

[fatchoy4]

@spelunkerd ok thank you, so it is only on the drivers side?

[spelunkerd]

@fatchoy4 Yes, at least on the Jetta I worked on.

[iLuvDellis]

Great video,, one question - what size hex did you use to take off guide pins?

[spelunkerd]

@iLuvDellis I don't remember, unless I mentioned it during the video. Thanks for your comment. When you find out, please note it here, for others.

[iLuvDellis]

@iLuvDellis sorry 7mm... watched in greater detail :)



[spelunkerd]

@serchmarc Yeah, for the rear that tool is very useful. Some shops will lend it to you but the one I use is only $30. It's needed to screw the piston in when the parking brake is intimately associated with the caliper, usually just the rear. You can buy just a cube for a couple of dollars, but that one doesn't work very well for this car.

[spelunkerd]

@CobraCBR600RR You're welcome.

[serchmarc]

@spelunkerd like santa claus: JO JO JO no,i m wasnt a medical intern,i thought the word intern was used for any kind of profession,i mean intern like the new guy in the shop and at the same time studying to be a technician..Yes i dint notice all the videos on the right were showing the tool and the method to push that piston,in that time i used handmade tool but i think now i have to buy a simple and easy tool to make the job cheers :)