Changing pads all round and front discs - Advice?
Posted: Fri Jun 18, 2021 8:24 am
Hello all.
I need to change the front discs on our 1999 B5 Wagon 1.9 tdi. Also changing the front pads and the rear pads.
I have checked on Autodoc and it seems for my chassis number I need the 288 mm vented front discs. These are the ones:-
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/febi-bilstein/1870549
My front pads have no wiring for wear indicators so I presume I just need the basic pads for ATE calipers?
I am happy with the process for doing the front discs and pads. For the rear I do have a windback tool as I read in the Haynes that the rear calipers have to be wound back in in a clockwise direction, whilst bleeding fluid out?
It says in Haynes that it is essential to change the slider bolts? Is this really essential?
Also will I definitely have to adjust the handbrake after fitting the new rear pads. Looked at the procedure in Haynes and it looks a bit of a faff?
Any advice?
I need to change the front discs on our 1999 B5 Wagon 1.9 tdi. Also changing the front pads and the rear pads.
I have checked on Autodoc and it seems for my chassis number I need the 288 mm vented front discs. These are the ones:-
https://www.autodoc.co.uk/febi-bilstein/1870549
My front pads have no wiring for wear indicators so I presume I just need the basic pads for ATE calipers?
I am happy with the process for doing the front discs and pads. For the rear I do have a windback tool as I read in the Haynes that the rear calipers have to be wound back in in a clockwise direction, whilst bleeding fluid out?
It says in Haynes that it is essential to change the slider bolts? Is this really essential?
Also will I definitely have to adjust the handbrake after fitting the new rear pads. Looked at the procedure in Haynes and it looks a bit of a faff?
Any advice?