Wish this would've been the top video instead of the 4th. Went to 3 different auto store to try and find a tool I didn't need. This was a great learning experience. Thank you!
I followed your method this week to change the brakes without problems. the trickiest part was removing bolts from the motor. once they were free, pull the motor up and wiggle and it came apart no problem. putting it back together- make sure the motor is seated correctly and then with the calliper and motor in both hands, squeeze together. don't use the bolts to draw them together. I would recommend jet washing the wheel arches first as I got dirt everywhere. saved me 150 euros - thanks 😀
Good video, the only thing wrong is that those pins you "Adjusted" are supposed to be free floating! It is a good practice to allways remove, clean and relubricate those when removing the caliper for some reason.
Did it today on my 2012 passat. Worked like a charm, but I would like to say a word of warning about those bolts holding the motor assembly. They can be stuck and snap.... I have heard haha ;) ... Anyway, if you give them a bit of massage and tap them loose using an L-key and small hammer, they will come out nice and smooth. Awesome video, right to the point and very helpful!
Cheers Andy. Last time I did this job I just disconnected the electric voltage supply from the motor and manually applied 12v from a battery to retract the piston. Worked fine too, but I might give this method a try next time.
Thanks mate going to try this on my passat this week. Have the mot soon and back brakes need a service. I was close to just letting the garage do the work but now I know how to get those stupid calipers back in all the rest is easy :)
My American 2007 VW Passat 2.0T I4 BPY B6 requires a scanner to do/complete the job, because you get a parking brake fault: a continual flashing light and audible alarm. The icarsoft VAWs II scanner claims to do the job, but I'm trying to get the upgrade for it, while my PC is down (with the spently DVD-WRONG despair manual) because it has a blue-screen stopcode error. Cheers! To fly-by-wire! P.S. I used xubuntu OS on USB to save my windows 10 files, then deleted the primary partition, and did a windows reinstall. Meanwhile, I put the icarsoft upgrade program on another computer, and upgraded my VAWS v2.0 scanner, but the EPB service function still does not clear the fault (there is no DTC), so I'm still working on it.
Well that’s good but you also have to take out those pins the you where spinning and grease them they should be spinning by hand and moving in and out by hand. If you don’t do that your inner brake pad will ware allot faster and your rotors will overheat and warp.
I thought that too. You have to remove them sliders and clean them and grease them so they move with the brakes. If they are solid the can cause damage and it won't be a smooth brake.
@@liamstarrs3113 exactly that. I check and clean mine with abrasive pad if there's build up. Do it every time the caliper comes off for whatever reason.
Good question. The piston wont retract far enough for new pads as it automatically adjusts as the old pads wear through - so you need to wind them back to the diagnostic position with either VCDS or this method (or similar) 👍 hope that helps
@@andrewscott9063 I actually have to too to push the piston in. I’ve used it on my B5 Passat. I’m going to do this on B7 Passat. But some dude say it will damage my brakes? Isn’t it that piston turns as it goes in?
richard hughes Hi richard. i didn't open any bleed valves and this process didnt generate any fault codes. The first time I applied the epb it took a while to wind on properly but I haven't encountered any problems.
Just done this method today seriously easy saved me quite a lot but for some reason I now have a brake fault on my dash any idea how to get rid of this plz
It's been a very long time since I made this video, but there are 2 bolts holding the caliper on. Once removed it should slide off the disk easily, exposing the pads. Could be that the caliper is being held in place by corrosion, or alternatively the parking brake might still be on somehow?
It's been such a long time since I did this, but i'm pretty sure once you've wound the mechanism back you should be able to push the piston in from the front quite easily.
It's been a while, but I presume so. I'd hace thought any new calipers would come with a new motor and be in the diagnostic position from the start, so you probably wouldn't need to wind the piston back to fit the new one.
Oh yeah maybe you are right about that. But do you think I can just take the old brake caliber off and put the new one on without doing anything with the electronic brake?
I can't imagine it will have seized otherwise how would it work at all? Are you putting it back to the diagnostic position with the vcds, sounds to me like it's just not winding back far enough.
Hi Amko. There are loads of videos for replacing the disks/rotors, I just wanted to do one for getting around the EPB. I replaced mine at a later date.
It's been nearly 3 years since I made the video, but at the time it wasn't possible to pick up a vcds for less than ~£250. The £30 devices could only read codes, not reset brakes into the diagnostic position, thus the video.
Wish this would've been the top video instead of the 4th. Went to 3 different auto store to try and find a tool I didn't need. This was a great learning experience. Thank you!
You're welcome, glad it helped 👍
I followed your method this week to change the brakes without problems. the trickiest part was removing bolts from the motor. once they were free, pull the motor up and wiggle and it came apart no problem. putting it back together- make sure the motor is seated correctly and then with the calliper and motor in both hands, squeeze together. don't use the bolts to draw them together. I would recommend jet washing the wheel arches first as I got dirt everywhere.
saved me 150 euros - thanks 😀
Good video, the only thing wrong is that those pins you "Adjusted" are supposed to be free floating!
It is a good practice to allways remove, clean and relubricate those when removing the caliper for some reason.
Yep, you're right. Didn't know that at the time 👍
Did it today on my 2012 passat. Worked like a charm, but I would like to say a word of warning about those bolts holding the motor assembly. They can be stuck and snap.... I have heard haha ;) ...
Anyway, if you give them a bit of massage and tap them loose using an L-key and small hammer, they will come out nice and smooth. Awesome video, right to the point and very helpful!
Brill! Glad it helped 👍
Thanks for the tip! But seriously, why not replace those rotors while you're in there?!?!?! They look like they've been in the ocean for a while.
True😁😁😁😂😂😂😂😂🤣 but great video
Thanks
The video was not about the rotor. That was on another video.
Cheers Andy. Last time I did this job I just disconnected the electric voltage supply from the motor and manually applied 12v from a battery to retract the piston. Worked fine too, but I might give this method a try next time.
Did the same as you yesterday. Worked just fine.
Thank you. It worked. Carry on doing videos. It saved me at least £400.
You're welcome, glad it helped!
Thanks mate going to try this on my passat this week. Have the mot soon and back brakes need a service. I was close to just letting the garage do the work but now I know how to get those stupid calipers back in all the rest is easy :)
I can vouch for this method, just done mine both sides in less than 30 mins 👍
One of the best maintenance vids on TH-cam!
Thanks 👍 very kind of you to say so. Hope it was helpful
@@andrewscott9063 It will be on Saturday :D !
just done this on my passat same setup worked perfect. just saved me £85. thank you
Wayne Lucas No problem, glad it was helpful :)
tanks for making this video. works perfect. greats from belgium
You're welcome, glad it helped :)
SUPER THANKS. was very easy thx to your video!!
You're welcome, glad it helped 👍
Thanks from NZ! Excellent video!
My American 2007 VW Passat 2.0T I4 BPY B6 requires a scanner to do/complete the job, because you get a parking brake fault: a continual flashing light and audible alarm. The icarsoft VAWs II scanner claims to do the job, but I'm trying to get the upgrade for it, while my PC is down (with the spently DVD-WRONG despair manual) because it has a blue-screen stopcode error. Cheers! To fly-by-wire!
P.S. I used xubuntu OS on USB to save my windows 10 files, then deleted the primary partition, and did a windows reinstall. Meanwhile, I put the icarsoft upgrade program on another computer, and upgraded my VAWS v2.0 scanner, but the EPB service function still does not clear the fault (there is no DTC), so I'm still working on it.
mate you are legent you saved my 2 days an my money thank you so much
Why you didn't replace disc brake ,after few months you'll replace again brake pads !!!
Great Video mate helped a lot now I will try myself
Fuck yeah man, thank you, just like many others you've saved me a few hundred bucks 🤘
Well that’s good but you also have to take out those pins the you where spinning and grease them they should be spinning by hand and moving in and out by hand. If you don’t do that your inner brake pad will ware allot faster and your rotors will overheat and warp.
Yep, agreed. Didn't know that at the time but you're right 👍
Thank you for your very helpful video everything easy as showen.😀
Thank you. I will be doing it today
This video helped me out a lot, thank you
No problem, happy it helped :)
Attempting this over the weekend
How did you get on?
Went perfect thanks for your help ! Top man
Man those discs needed replacing I'm glad it's not my car ?
Helpfull! Its that damn start bit!
Good video, useful info ty.
Good method but why on earth did you put new brake pads on those rotten discs???
Thank you for your video!
Andrew Sager, no problem. Hope it helped
I think your slide pins are supposed to slide mate.
I thought that too. You have to remove them sliders and clean them and grease them so they move with the brakes. If they are solid the can cause damage and it won't be a smooth brake.
@@liamstarrs3113 exactly that. I check and clean mine with abrasive pad if there's build up. Do it every time the caliper comes off for whatever reason.
Nice job but ur rotors are on some other level
You can just start the engine. Piston will retract in. But the question is, will it fully retract? Thank for the video!
Good question. The piston wont retract far enough for new pads as it automatically adjusts as the old pads wear through - so you need to wind them back to the diagnostic position with either VCDS or this method (or similar) 👍 hope that helps
@@andrewscott9063 I actually have to too to push the piston in. I’ve used it on my B5 Passat. I’m going to do this on B7 Passat. But some dude say it will damage my brakes? Isn’t it that piston turns as it goes in?
@@mikemercado1957 sorry, I only know about the B6 Passat. Depends on whether they carried over the parking brake mechanism or not I guess 🤷
Good video - thanks
Did you open the bleed valves first to stop any fault lights? What about resetting the level of the EPB?
richard hughes Hi richard. i didn't open any bleed valves and this process didnt generate any fault codes. The first time I applied the epb it took a while to wind on properly but I haven't encountered any problems.
Just done this method today seriously easy saved me quite a lot but for some reason I now have a brake fault on my dash any idea how to get rid of this plz
Did you ever get it figured out?
My caliper won’t slide off after undoing the bolts and the handbrake was off and brake fluid cap was off, is there something I’m missing?
It's been a very long time since I made this video, but there are 2 bolts holding the caliper on. Once removed it should slide off the disk easily, exposing the pads. Could be that the caliper is being held in place by corrosion, or alternatively the parking brake might still be on somehow?
Hi bro car currently on axle stands... great video... I’ve wound it, but can’t get the piston to retract, any ideas?
It's been such a long time since I did this, but i'm pretty sure once you've wound the mechanism back you should be able to push the piston in from the front quite easily.
Where's the copper grease?. and those discs are shot
Did you disconnect the battery before retracting the piston? Just wondering if you got any error codes
Originals Wolfsburg nope, didn't disconnect the battery and didn't get any error codes.
Andrew Scott thank u. I’ll be replacing the brake pads on a Tiguan very soon
I got parking brake light on after doing this, but parking brake works well. Stupid electronic brakes
Could unplug the motor and rewind by give power to motor
Could this method be used to change the brake caliper? I have to change my brakecaliper on a Passat 2006 with the electronic handbrake.
It's been a while, but I presume so. I'd hace thought any new calipers would come with a new motor and be in the diagnostic position from the start, so you probably wouldn't need to wind the piston back to fit the new one.
Oh yeah maybe you are right about that. But do you think I can just take the old brake caliber off and put the new one on without doing anything with the electronic brake?
@@Musik622 I think so, shouldn't be anything extra to do here. The tricky bit will be taking care of the brake fluid rather than the epb.
The caliper refuses to push back after the parking brake is wound back. Seized??
Definitely wound the brake back the right way?
Andrew Scott i used vcds to do it, sounded normal winding back
I can't imagine it will have seized otherwise how would it work at all? Are you putting it back to the diagnostic position with the vcds, sounds to me like it's just not winding back far enough.
Andrew Scott managed in the end, was just very cery stiff to begin with. Once it started it pushed back nicely
Rotors.
how about the rotor?
Hi Amko. There are loads of videos for replacing the disks/rotors, I just wanted to do one for getting around the EPB. I replaced mine at a later date.
This way does work but man was it crude and kinda hamfisted.
If you can afford a B6 Passat and Insurance you should invest in a 30£ code scanner that can do it for you without any hackjobs.
It's been nearly 3 years since I made the video, but at the time it wasn't possible to pick up a vcds for less than ~£250. The £30 devices could only read codes, not reset brakes into the diagnostic position, thus the video.