Mk4 Brakes

[Vee-Dub]

So finally got around to pulling my brakes off last night, for some strange reason it was only my rear left that had worn out, to the stage that the pad had fallen out and was just caught on the rotor, sitting on the guard at teh bottom, this rotor is absoutley farked, anybody have any idea's as to why only one corner would have worn out, the other side had heaps left and the rotor was like double the thickness !

[Mr Messy]

A (production) racecar I once worked with had a pad separate from its backing plate, which well and truly stuffed one disc, leaving the others fine.

Maybe that's what happened?

[Vee-Dub]

Could of been, I think this side still had more wear due to the face both pads were worn out, even the one still in the caliper, seized caliper maybe >

Will both rotor's have to be replaced or is it possible to only replace the one that is worn

[dubbed]

Replace them both mate otherwise they will be worn differently. No point cutting corners in the brakes department.

[Vee-Dub]

No Worries, Going to go pick up 2 new rotors soon, Got a great price from intervolk $46 each + GST

[Vee-Dub]

Alright Nearly All done,
Just had to replace the rear calipers,
Also before I changed all this my ABS light on the dash came on any idea's why ?

also are ABS brakes any diffrent to bleed than normal brakes ?

This is all getting to hard ! off to the workshop next time i think !

[No457 Snowy]

only problem with ebc greenstuffs u need to heat them up, your better off with black stuff or not EBC altogether.. great pads but if your doing a bit of punching around and not tracking even the stocks pull up better.

fyi RDA is owned by DBA.

Pierre, that is exactly what I've been told, the stocks on these cars pull up very nicely on the street, and unless you're tracking it you're not going to gain anything really by going away from stock pads, and for street use without the heat you could be losing brake efficiency in a one-off emergency stop.

Snowy

[Lorenz]

Im running the EBC slotted and drilled rotors with Greenstuff pads and they are great once heated up, but pretty average when cold and just driving around town. Think im going the Redstuff next time and some better fluid.

Good luck with it all Aiden, better get it sorted before this weekend!

[Vee-Dub]

Offically over Golf's, After soo much stuffing around and money new calipers, pads, rotor's, i still have no brakes, handbrake works fine, going to take it somewere that knows what they are actually doing ! Grrrr

[dubbed]

Digging this one up from the past.

FYI I bought Brembo discs and Mintex pads all round from ECS Tuning for about AUD$450 delivered to my door in about five business days.

Was going to ask if I should get any particular copper/anti-squeal stuff? Will this tool work for the rear calipers? Stanley Rear Disc Brake Piston Tool - Supercheap Auto Australia

[JustCruisn]

Will this tool work for the rear calipers? Stanley Rear Disc Brake Piston Tool - Supercheap Auto Australia

Yes and no.
You will need to modify it. There is one side that has the correct pins but has 4 not 2, so cut 2 of them off.
The caliper needs to be turned and pushed in. So you still need some clamping force.

You can use a pair of long nosed pliers to push and turn at the same time.

For best results get a caliper compressor set from a better store and it will be a lot easier.

Recent discussion here: http://www.vwwatercooled.org.au/foru...lia-60923.html

[dubbed]

Thanks mate. I want to do it tomorrow so need to go into a store and get it. I believe Repco or the like have bigger kits for about $60.

---------- Post added 06-11-2011 at 09:32 PM ---------- Previous post was 04-11-2011 at 06:24 PM ----------

Lucky for me I had access to one of the brake caliper tool kits. Made life much easier. I've got the fronts to do next weekend but hopefully it's a quicker and less painful job.