How much did you pay for your brake pads

[brad]

Brad,

You've been spot on with everything you've said, but I'm not sure about the above. You should never have to crack the nipple if the mc was filled to the 'full' line when when pads and rotors were fitted, and no fluid has been added since. The mc can be used to tell when the brakes are low as the fluid level will be lower. The mc should never be topped up unless fluid has leaked from the system somewhere, so provided this hasn't happened, then there should be no need to take fluid out of the system when new brakes are fitted.

Cheers,
Greg

Assuming that the brakes last ~50,000km (I'm still on 7mm at 50,000km), that's 3 Services. If the workshop is smart, they'll top the fluid up each visit because it's one of the easier visual things a customer checks after a service & as they've been charged for "various top-up fluids" they expect it to be topped-up or they'll have a dummy spit & then be suspicious about everything else. So generally you have to get the syringe & suck a bit out before you push the pistons back in. Also, it's good practice to have the cap unscrewed but still resting on the reservoir because you don't want to pressurise the reservoir (there should be a vent but sometimes it's blocked) and sometimes they squirt out the reservoir (HQ Holdens were shockers).

I don't like pushing the fluid back up into the MC on older cars because it can dislodge the crap build-up & cause the MC to fail. This will generally be at the workshops expense because the car went in for brake pads, not an MC & you try telling them it's "just one of those things". Horses for courses, if you like doing it your way and don't have problems, go for it. I'll admit, cracking open a bleeder can be a path to disaster so I guess you figure it out on the day.

In theory, if a VAG car has had 2 yearly fluid flushes, it should be pretty good (too push the fluid back into the reservoir). If I was doing pads on my car, I'd get the wife out to pump the pedal & do the fluid as well - even if it had only been done 6 months previous.

[JY086]

You didn't have to use any of tools like below





These are used to turn and push pistons back on cars with ABS. Does your have ABS?

yes my 06 gti has ABS.....i just use some G clamps to push the piston back...no release of nipple...

[acdcfan]

yes my 06 gti has ABS.....i just use some G clamps to push the piston back...no release of nipple...

I understand you can do that with the front ones, but not with the back ones because hand brake is intergrated into.

[acdcfan]

50% & 35% of what? What is your datum?

it material left over on the pads...

What do you mean what is my datum?

Had my 75000km service done at autobahn $265.00 includin brake fluid replacement, but rear discs and pads will need to be replaced at the next service. I have seen them inside workshop and they cannot be machined...

[brad]

it material left over on the pads...

What do you mean what is my datum?

What starting point are they measuring the percentage from - brake pads come in different thicknesses (between different cars & front to back), so unless you know the starting point, % isn't entirely helpfull. It's much better if they just quote the mm of pad remaining. <2mm and you need to think about your options.

[acdcfan]

What starting point are they measuring the percentage from - brake pads come in different thicknesses (between different cars & front to back), so unless you know the starting point, % isn't entirely helpfull. It's much better if they just quote the mm of pad remaining. <2mm and you need to think about your options.

I have looked as to how much of braking material is there ona new pad (based on a techical data) and how much I have left. Form there I estimated percantage.

[JY086]

just changed the rear ones Slotted disk and EBC green stuff pads, $350AUD delivered