The 2004 Jetta belongs to the fourth procreation of this sedan that is prepared by German manufacturer Volkswagen. The Jetta is a ideal common motorcar in the North American marketplace, both as a modern vehivle and a pre-owned vehicle, in that its combination of Elegant styling and high-quality engineering. Apportionment of a Jetta's routine prolongation is performing brake pad changes. This can be done by a competent mechanic, or by the owner with the correctly tools and passage.
Instructions
1. Grassland the vehicle on a comparable, well-lit surface. Loosen the circle's lug bolts and elevate the vehicle with a floor jack, lowering it securely onto jack stands. Remove the lug bolts and the wheels and establish the wheels aside.
2. Remove the colossal spring clip on the elsewhere of the caliper with a span of pliers. Disconnect the brake wear sensor that goes to one of the pads. Remove the plastic caps on the caliper bolts (on the top and backside of the back of the caliper) by prying them off with a screwdriver.
3. Remove the caliper bolts by placing an open-ended wrench on the lock seed and a socket on the bolt and turning counterclockwise. Slide the caliper off the rotor. Tie the caliper to the chassis or suspend it with a zip-tie or wire so there is no weight on the brake string.
4. Remove the deficient brake pads from the caliper and from the caliper carrier. Spray brake cleaner on the brake caliper, rotor and nearby parts. Swab everything down with a Disinfected rag. Repeat the above steps on the other corners of the vehicle. The procedure is the same, with the exception of the caliper piston on the rear calipers. To compress these, you will need the special caliper tool, available online or at auto parts retailers.
Place one pad of a C-clamp on the caliper piston and the other pad on the outer part of the caliper. Compress the piston to make room for the new pads, which will have more material on them and therefore will be thicker.
6. Install the new brake pads. One installs into the caliper piston with a spring on the back of the pad and the other installs on the caliper bracket. Slide the caliper over the rotor and install the caliper bolts. Reinstall the spring clip on the caliper and plug the brake wear sensor wire into the new pad.
7. Unscrew the lid to the brake caliper reservoir. Remove some of the brake fluid with a syringe so the fluid does not overflow when the caliper piston is compressed into caliper.5. The tool has an attachment that fits into the piston. The tool then turns and compresses the piston into the caliper.
8. Fill the brake fluid reservoir with fresh brake fluid. Install the lid. Pump the brake pedal until it feels firm. Reinstall the wheels and lower the vehicle to the ground.
