8. Each caliper guide pin will have a cap. Remove it and then unscrew each pin. Leave the brake hose inlet attached.
As with all Stirring parts, brakes wear away and devoir to be replaced over bit. Brake pads must be changed added Often than any other brake thing. Replacing the brake pads in a Volkswagen Jetta is surprisingly clean, and most individuals can accomplish this on their own, without needing a mechanic.
Instructions
Removing the Old Brake Pads
1. Brake fluid is toxic, so gate burden not to siphon by mouth.
Set the brake fluid reservoir, remove the cap and extract approximately two-thirds of the liquid. Moderate the cap.
2. Using a socket wrench makes loosening the bolts even easier.
Loosen the turn bolts using a socket wrench and the appropriately sized socket.
3. Never tolerance a motorcar on the jack itself.
Hoist the cusp of the machine that you are working on, and secure the vehivle on jack stands. Block the tires on the other speck of the machine to prevent rolling.
4. Alter both front or rear brakes at the alike generation.
Remove the wheels.
5. Compass the drip pan under the turn, and thoroughly Disinfected the brake meeting, using brake action cleaner. Let on the brake to dry.
6. C-clamps are available in many sizes.
Benefit a C-clamp to depress the pistons into the caliper, so that removing the caliper Testament be easier. Watch the fluid level in the master cylinder, as you do not want it to overflow.
7. Pry the ends of the retaining spring from the caliper and then remove the spring.
It is not always essential to select your machine to the shop.Of all of the systems in a machine, the brakes are probably the most relevant. A motorcar that cannot speck is duck egg short of a ending trap.
9. Detach the wear sensor from the inner pad.
10. A flat screwdriver can be used to pry off old pads.
Remove first the inner and then the outer brake pad from the caliper frame. It may be necessary to pry the pad off if an adhesive backing was used.
Installing the New Brake Pad
11. Remove the foil backing from the inner brake pad, and install it onto the caliper, with the arrow pointing downward. If the pads do not have a foil backing, then apply a film of anti-squeal compound to the backing plates.
12. Install the outer pad.
13. Clean the caliper guide pins, and lubricate them with high-temperature grease.
14. Install the caliper over the disc and insert the guide pins, tightening them to the specified torque. Reattach the wear sensor.
15. Reinstall the retaining spring, release the caliper and replace the wheel.
