Brilliant vid i followed step by step today and got both sides changed in less than an hour. I decided not to disconnect the wiring harness and it was still easy enough to get the motor off.👍🏼👊🏼
I used 12v supply from a battery or power brick to wind back. Look inside the socket, 2 pins labeled, connect positive to pin 1 and negative to pin 2. Will hear moter sound and see piston is not moving out. When Motor sound changes, disconnect. Compress the piston in.
Brilliant video, just got me out of trouble as I didn't think the disc would pass by the carrier. Wiggled out with ease thanks to the video. Also great tip on removing the Vag motor and I had the G clamp similar to yours. Whole job went without any issues. Many thanks for posting.
Just finished this things i found out that clip from the ebrake motor is a two hand contract, one on the clup annnnd one prying out like he said both clips are good i did use a seven m rachet annnnd socket, it was a pain in the ass but it worked , i was worried that the ebrake wouldn’t reset itself after turning that clockwise but it did I just did that half turn or that full turn that he mentioned and it was all good thanks partner for your time in posting this !!!
Great video and nice to see clever disc removal without needing to remove calliper carrier bracket!!! Also, there’s much controversy about how to push calliper piston in! I’ve heard that VW cars with EPB: the piston simple pushes straight in AFTER USING A SCAN TOOL TO PUT EPB INTO SERVICE MODE!! (I used Autel VD700) BUT be aware models with conventional hand lever operated parking brake require calliper piston to be “rotated” while it is pressed in using a “wind back” tool!!!
According to VW manual attempting to push rear pistons in without first using diagnostic to open will result in severe damage to the EPB motors. Also on NO account should EPB motors be taken apart. Follow this guys guide at your own risk and expense if you ruin calipers!
@@SalvageMasterEssex Thanks for your reply. I have edited my comment to include putting EPB into service mode with scan tool BEFORE pushing caliper piston in!
@@SalvageMasterEssex The piston isn’t “pushed” back it’s wound back. The spline connection when turned does exactly what the motor would achieve only slower. The resistance is minimal and i never use unnecessary force to turn it, hence winding it back with finger and thumb. Electronic connections were disconnected before winding back.
Great video works well only probs I had were lining up the splines to motor when reassembled had to adjust a touch and figuring out how to get EPB off and to stay off when you shut down ignition was a nightmare just played about with press and hold can’t even remember how I got it to stay off but will post when figure out what I did 😂
So long story short I grenaded one of my rear calipers due to the epb actuating while I had the caliper out…. Wish I had watched this before messing with it and thought I would have no issues given the dozen or so brake jobs I’ve done on VAG cars in the past….
I foolishly pressed end lining instead of start and the rod came all the way out. I managed to get it back in, not sure if I've damaged it but I'm have multiple errors on dash with abs and I can't get my car free from handbrake so I'm stuck. Any ideas how to reset this as I was using vagcom? The reason I used this video was to whind the piston back further after removing the motor. Any help is appreciated.
Brilliant vid i followed step by step today and got both sides changed in less than an hour. I decided not to disconnect the wiring harness and it was still easy enough to get the motor off.👍🏼👊🏼
I used 12v supply from a battery or power brick to wind back. Look inside the socket, 2 pins labeled, connect positive to pin 1 and negative to pin 2. Will hear moter sound and see piston is not moving out. When Motor sound changes, disconnect. Compress the piston in.
Thank you for this comment.
Brilliant video, just got me out of trouble as I didn't think the disc would pass by the carrier. Wiggled out with ease thanks to the video. Also great tip on removing the Vag motor and I had the G clamp similar to yours. Whole job went without any issues. Many thanks for posting.
Not the world's best camera job, but fantastically well explained how to do it, lots of tips and tricks. Thanks so much.
Just finished this things i found out that clip from the ebrake motor is a two hand contract, one on the clup annnnd one prying out like he said both clips are good i did use a seven m rachet annnnd socket, it was a pain in the ass but it worked , i was worried that the ebrake wouldn’t reset itself after turning that clockwise but it did I just did that half turn or that full turn that he mentioned and it was all good
thanks partner for your time in posting this !!!
Great video and nice to see clever disc removal without needing to remove calliper carrier bracket!!!
Also, there’s much controversy about how to push calliper piston in! I’ve heard that VW cars with EPB: the piston simple pushes straight in AFTER USING A SCAN TOOL TO PUT EPB INTO SERVICE MODE!! (I used Autel VD700) BUT be aware models with conventional hand lever operated parking brake require calliper piston to be “rotated” while it is pressed in using a “wind back” tool!!!
According to VW manual attempting to push rear pistons in without first using diagnostic to open will result in severe damage to the EPB motors. Also on NO account should EPB motors be taken apart. Follow this guys guide at your own risk and expense if you ruin calipers!
@@SalvageMasterEssex Thanks for your reply. I have edited my comment to include putting EPB into service mode with scan tool BEFORE pushing caliper piston in!
@@SalvageMasterEssex The piston isn’t “pushed” back it’s wound back. The spline connection when turned does exactly what the motor would achieve only slower. The resistance is minimal and i never use unnecessary force to turn it, hence winding it back with finger and thumb. Electronic connections were disconnected before winding back.
Great video works well only probs I had were lining up the splines to motor when reassembled had to adjust a touch and figuring out how to get EPB off and to stay off when you shut down ignition was a nightmare just played about with press and hold can’t even remember how I got it to stay off but will post when figure out what I did 😂
So long story short I grenaded one of my rear calipers due to the epb actuating while I had the caliper out…. Wish I had watched this before messing with it and thought I would have no issues given the dozen or so brake jobs I’ve done on VAG cars in the past….
Great video. Any issues with electrics when you turned car back on after the disc change?
obd eleven allows e brake servicing, i used that does the job for me
Thanks. Smooth as butter it went.
Great job, saved me $300+, thanks a lot.
Thanks bro this helped massively
And I found the motor bolts get clogged with crap so I’d give them a proper clean out or replace to prevent future probs rounding off
I foolishly pressed end lining instead of start and the rod came all the way out. I managed to get it back in, not sure if I've damaged it but I'm have multiple errors on dash with abs and I can't get my car free from handbrake so I'm stuck. Any ideas how to reset this as I was using vagcom? The reason I used this video was to whind the piston back further after removing the motor. Any help is appreciated.
Thank you for a great video.
Do you need to make any turn back to the motor when u fit him back ?thanks.
Only have to turn it back once. When you fit it and use the EPB, will auto adjust the handbrake to fully on and after that be as normal
Can you retract the piston without “opening” the brake?
thank you so much, great video
Is it the same for 7.5?
It should be mate. All the same parts 👍
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