Re: Changing brake pads

["George Turner, Jr." <george@dxnet.com>]

I have changed my brake a couple of times.  you do not need to refill brake fluid, although if you are doing any autocrossing are a lot of hard braking, I would suggest that you change the stock fluid.  I have never used the *special* VW rear brake tool.  I have improvised it with a C clamp and s set of channel locks.  Although if you remove the top off of the reservoir, you can easily push back the rear pistons, by doing this, you risk the change of spilling fluid and getting air in the brake lines.. if you do, then you must bleed the brakes, which I have never done on a VW w/ abs...
geo
-----Original Message-----
From: Ng, Kevin (NationsCredit) <kevin.ng@nationscredit.com>
To: jettaglx@igtc.com <jettaglx@igtc.com>
Date: Tuesday, September 08, 1998 11:02 AM
Subject: RE: Changing brake pads


>I'm not speaking from experience here, since I've never performed a pad
>change (yet), just telling you what I've learned by researching through the
>Web...
>One of the steps required when replacing pads is that the caliper piston
>must be pushed back far enough to allow the new pads to fit in place. For
>the fronts, all you need is a C-clamp (6" or longer). For the rears however,
>the piston must be screwed in rather than pushed in (huh-huh, he said,
>"screwed rather than pushed"). In order to do this, a special tool (a key if
>you will) is needed. You can buy the VW one which costs around $50, or you
>can use this little universal brake tool cube thing. A better explanation
>can be found at
>http://www.panix.com/~aqn/GTI_VR6/gti_vr6/library/BrakesABS_index.html
>(user: driver / passwd: hired)
>
>Ok, for those of you who have changed the pads before, I need the definitive
>word on this--do I need new brake fluid? I've heard that pushing back the
>pistons will force the fluid back up the resevoir and flow out the top,
>requiring adding some fluid back. Should I just bleed the brakes altogether
>and get some Super Blue?
>
>Kevin Ng
>97 GLX Windsor Blue
>
>
>> -----Original Message-----
>> From: cyng [SMTP:cyng@lamere.net]
>> Sent: Saturday, September 05, 1998 3:45 PM
>> To: JettaGLX list
>> Subject: Re: Changing brake pads
>> 
>> >BTW, if anyone is interested, JC Whitney is selling that cube thingy for
>> the
>> >rear brakes for $6.99. Visit http://www.jcwhitneyusa.com and request a
>> >catalog..
>> 
>> ... that cube thingy ... um ... eh?
>> 
>> 
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