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Good video, well explained but beware, I watched before I changed my rear pads, word of help, being a cheapskate I made up two tools one to press the cylinder back and one to rotate the cylinder/piston. That's where I came unstuck, the two operations have to be completed together, drat, off to local Screwfix, they had 3 universal kits in stock, saved the day, then went a dream. JD

Hi, do you have to disconnect the battery since you are operating around the side/window airbags?

thanks mate. DId you use right hand tool for rear right and left hand tool for read left to reset the pistons backwards ?

I may have try this. Even though the car is in warranty, the dealership are being dicks about it.

I’m about to do this on my 2019 vrs, do you think an impact driver would fit in to do these ?? I’ve got a Makita 1/2 impact gun.

Maybe I'm being a bit thick, but can you tell me how to remove the damn thing in the first place? I can't see any screws or anything but trying to lift of out, it feels stuck and like any more force will break something. Thanks.

This video was so helpful, I was able to repair the parcel shelf. Thank you so much!

I presume if you want to reduce the spring tension then yes you could. Mine doesn't have a stop half way function, so I'm Not sure.

Nice tutorial! Can I do the opposite on this way? Seems like my cover is too fast and doesn't stop in the middle position where it should stop.

hello, to rotation is clockwise to put back the caliper?

thanks a lot man, two kitchen forks did the trick for me. Very useful video. Would have never found a way to do it by myself!

Skodas are shite everything falls apart or stops working defo lower level quality than the audi I had.

Has this got the same brake calliper as the mk2 2010 Skoda vrs model?

Many thanks for the video, I had an issue on mine where the pipe had disconnected at the join just before going through the bulkhead to the engine bay, so water was pouring straight into the footwell! Was a nightmare to reconnect. Now, on the driver's side this time I'm getting a leak directly from the top of the sunroof which is flowing down the A pillar and into the footwell by the pedals. Based on your video, I'm wondering whether the white connector has actually come off completely. Just wondering how easy it is to take the grab handle off and attempt to reconnect the pipe to the drain port. Many thanks

Helpful video for my Karoq boot cover. Thanks.

Used your video for similar problem on my Karoq. Worked great! Thanks for doing all the hard trial and error. For starters, I would never have worked out the removal of the spring-loaded end cap. I hadn't realised that end arrangements would be different and that you can only retension from one end - my roller blind knowledge not up to scratch. On the Karoq the tensioning 'key' is in the nearside (left) end and fortunately I opened this end. I tensioned with 20 turns. I get lifted off my feet when the cover reals in!

Works fine now, thank you. Love the dog playing squeaky toy. Cheers.

Thanks 👍👌

Anyone had any issues with water sloshing about when stopping? Its a Skoda Octavia estate 2016. I have checked the panoramic sunroof for signs of a blocking and everything seems fine. The noise seems to be in the area of the passenger's rear seat above the door. Any info would be much appreciated. I haven't noticed any unusual smells or any damp in the car as yet. This started about 2 days ago. Many thanks.

Cheers bud 👍🏻

Thanks for the vid mate. Done many rear discs before but nice to check what tools required to save darting back and forth for the right sizes and to make sure no nasty surprises. Greeting from up the road in Formby 😉

Thank you for save 200 euro! 💪

I saved meself a couple of hundred quid right now too😂. I wasn't quite sure about how much a full turn was. I did a 360 using the two long clips as a reference as 1. It worked 😂. Thank you, Sir.

Thanks. ..saved me a trip to dealer.

Thanks for a very informative detailed video sorted cheers

Very poorly done. The cylinder head must be cleaned of corrosion and coated with copper paste, as well as a lot of other things that are not shown in this video. such an irresponsible change of brakes can lead to a lot of complications for a long period of time, as anyone who understands this business a little better will tell you.

Danke ❤

With your video help I just repaired myself, thank you so much. It was easier to open both ends so you can drag more pole out to twist, when it gets tighter and its start to pull step on the cover.

I’d put the weight of the car on the axle stand and keep the jack in place as a safety back-up, not the other way around

Good video thanks 😊

Did you do the fronts aswell. Is it a tdi. Great video pal. Ive got vrs tdi 65 plate and gunna attempt my soon.

Big D clamp very cheap will push piston back in,,no need for rewind tool.

Thanks for making this video most helpful

Good video mate. Thanks for sharing

Thanks for the vids mate. Just brought my 14 plate and the guy didn't even use the sunroof and these were clogged up no end. All clear now so hopefully the issues stop

This has just happened to my VRS load cover, so will attempt your method and report back soonish.👍

Hi Tony, I had a similar problem with my 2014 Octavia VRS with Pano roof when i first bought it (used) I found that water was travelling from the roof, down the passenger A pillar and pooling in the nearside footwells. The tell tale was the smell and water splashes around the bonnet release handle where it was finding its way out, with the A pillar trim popped off it was easy to see what was happening. It turned out in my case that the bonding between the roof and the plastic hosing/tray which it sits in. Both had to come out and be re-bonded, touch wood no problems since. Had to shop vac a couple of litres of water out of the carpet but was lucky as it was the height of summer so managed to get it dried out, steam clean and anti-bac it in situ (I've dealt with a water logged fiesta where all the carpets and underlay material had to be stripped out and cleaned out of the car which was a nightmare). I did a lot of research while trying to sort my problem and most of the time the issue is clogged drain hoses as you identified here. I now 'service' these on a yearly basis. I would be cautious about sticking wire or similar through them as I've read of people tearing the hoses, similarly with using compressed air, the white push fit piece that connects to the roof tray is only bonded to the hose and I saw one chap managed to blow these apart using compressed air and had to rebond them in. I start by manipulating the rubber drain points on the bulkhead by hand as this seems to be where the majority of the dirt accumulates. To get to them its a case of opening the bonnet and pulling the rubber weather strip off the top of the scuttle trays. There are then some friction clips that need taking off the scuttle tray. The passenger side scuttle tray can be removed IIRC, however at the drivers side you will need to gently (they can be quite brittle) lift the scuttle tray up and squeeze your hand in to get to the drain point as to fully remove the full scuttle panel requires both wiper arms to be removed. I then flush it through form the roof tray using a good quantity of warm (but not too warm) soapy water. If this still isn't flowing freely then I use a length of plastic hedge trimmer wire, doubled over and fed from the roof down through the drainage pipe. I prefer not to do this, however its quite flimsy stuff so if it runs into any resistance I don't think it would cause any damage whereas wire could. I also service the roof itself on an annual basis. Information online suggests you need expensive Krytox rubber treatments and a special lubricating paste from VW (which I bought at considerable expense and its not that good) to service the roof - however you don't. Open the roof and carefully blast any debris out of the runners with compressed air, once the majority of the crud is gone it can be further cleaned with a soft haired brush and a damp cloth, next clean the rubber seal with a damp clean cloth. I then treat the mechanism with a coating of WD40 Specialist Dry PTFE Lubricant and the rubber seal with nextzett gummi pflege rubber treatment. If your Octavia is like mine and has the older style door seals that trap water between them, its also worth coating the rubber passenger and boot door seals with Gummi Pflege as it does an excellent job of stopping the seals from freezing to one another in the cold weather, as they are otherwise prone to doing. I keep meaning to look into clearing the rear drain tubes, however as you say you cant access these from the roof as they are concealed by the roof mechanism. I've seen some technical diagrams for the MK3 Leon (which is basically the same car) suggesting them travel down the C pillar and out near the rear wheels, however I think they may be hidden behind the arch liner somewhere. While the panoramic roof is nice and all that, it adds a lot of complication and weight to the car (which in TDI trim isn't exactly quick to begin with) and I would steer clear of getting a car with one in the future. I appreciate you've probably sorted your problems by now looking at when you posted your video, but just wanted to share my experiences in case they might help anyone else who finds your video. Cheers

Can I just ask if you were the police officer guiding 2 bailiffs on the law???

You got a link to the discs and pads plz

Many thanks, I followed your method and it worked!! It took several goes, as I had trouble locating the "other" end in it's housing. I needed a third hand. In the end 28 turns worked well. Inspite of you saying "don't forget the spring" I forgot the spring...

I going to try this right now!!

Good job, just fixed mine👍

Nice video, I have the same 272mm rear discs on my Skoda superb. I have the tri square torx T14 but it’s only on a 3/8 inch socket so hopefully it won’t snap!

You didn’t grease any parts?

Great vid, really helped me. I tried undoing the two bolts holding the main pad housing with a normal ratchet on first wheel, worked eventually but had back ache after! Learned the hard way before seeing this, had to buy a breaker bar for other wheels but then also had problems with getting the caliper piston back in as I pushed the brake pedal whilst the caliper was off the wheel - nightmare! That’s the way you learn though I guess.

Thank you so much, I had this problem for over one year... sorted !!!

did this solve your problem? how did you remove the plastic cover to get to the bottom hole?

Hi Tony sorry to bother you. My Octavia mk3 does not have a sunroof but underneath the scuttle panel below the windscreen on both sides i have pools of water collecting, do you know how these drain away. Was thinking maybe some pipes similar to what you have shown are blocked. thanks

Cheers for the vid. I'm having another go on ours as the footwells are like a swimming pool. Have you've found this has worked? Ours seems to fill the wind deflector channel and pours inside.