Mangold 0 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 VW have just made me £311 lighter after purchasing discs & pads (front & rear) and rear wheel bearings. Steep I thought but I wanted to stick to OE bits as there tried and tested. Just wanted to hear from someone who's replaced these all round to find out if you came across any problems? Also does anyone know what type of grease VW use to lubricate the abs sensors? I enquired about it (as the part number was quoted in the Bently manual) and they wanted £30 for it! So you can guess what I said to that! Must be a cheaper equivalent???Cheers in advanceVince Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 front is easy...same as every other car.rears you need a special tool to wind in the piston (it has to be tunred and pushes at same time, unlike fronts which just push in with a clamp)...£20 from halfords about. also, the bearings need pushing into disc, but i never done that so dont know specifics. Link to post Share on other sites
Mangold 0 Posted March 29, 2005 Author Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 Cheers acf. I picked up a tool from the US last time I was there for winding the rears, should make life easyer. I guess the bearings will just need pressing in?? Link to post Share on other sites
dubloke 4 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 i normally use an old socket that just sits on the outside race of the bearings and tap them home using a copper mallet. always refill my bearing cups and smear the bearings with castrol LM high temp grease, available from most motor factors i believe! Link to post Share on other sites
acf8181 0 Posted March 29, 2005 Report Share Posted March 29, 2005 prob cost very little to take the discs to a garage and get the bearins put in properly...thats what i'd do (though it'd be free as a mates a ford mechanic). Link to post Share on other sites
SankysVR6 1 Posted March 30, 2005 Report Share Posted March 30, 2005 The only problem i had when i did the rear brakes, was taking of the 2 allen key bolts that hold caliper on. They were stuck on quite hard so had to bray them off, and then coudn't get replacements till the following day.So it might be worth getting a set of those while your at it. Only a few pence each Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 Nah, I recon the main problem you'll have is being so slow at anything mechanical, you want to get a mate to help ya! ;o) Link to post Share on other sites
fabio_vr6 0 Posted April 2, 2005 Report Share Posted April 2, 2005 those allen bolts, just wack a 15mm socket over them! simple as and come stright off!!! Link to post Share on other sites
Mangold 0 Posted April 3, 2005 Author Report Share Posted April 3, 2005 Nah' date=' I recon the main problem you'll have is being so slow at anything mechanical, you want to get a mate to help ya! ;o)[/quote']Very funny Si, I'll stick to my Volts and amps then! Link to post Share on other sites
six appeal 53 Posted April 5, 2005 Report Share Posted April 5, 2005 LOL, yeh mate especially next time I need some electrical stuff sorted! Link to post Share on other sites
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