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Changing the pads

  • 30-06-2014 9:20am
    #1
    hoodie6029
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,273 ✭✭✭


    Jacking my car up the other day and the pads seems to sticking on all wheels. When I spun the wheels I could hear them catching the disc.
    I have a 2006 Jetta.
    The pads have plenty of material left on them.
    Would taking them off and reassembling cure the sticking?
    Do I need a special tool to wind back the piston on this car?
    Thanks in advance.

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  • #2
    mickdw
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 23,795 ✭✭✭✭mickdw


    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    Jacking my car up the other day and the pads seems to sticking on all wheels. When I spun the wheels I could hear them catching the disc.
    I have a 2006 Jetta.
    The pads have plenty of material left on them.
    Would taking them off and reassembling cure the sticking?
    Do I need a special tool to wind back the piston on this car?
    Thanks in advance.

    You might not have a problem. a car wheel won't spin freely like a bicycle wheel for example.
    You will always have a small bit of resistance one the brakes are assembled.
    Given that you say all 4 are the same, is probably normal.


  • #3
    Going Forward
    Banned (with Prison Access) Posts: 8,224 ✭✭✭Going Forward


    hoodie6029 wrote: »
    Jacking my car up the other day and the pads seems to sticking on all wheels. When I spun the wheels I could hear them catching the disc.
    I have a 2006 Jetta.
    The pads have plenty of material left on them.
    Would taking them off and reassembling cure the sticking?
    Do I need a special tool to wind back the piston on this car?
    Thanks in advance.

    Go for a spin, use the brakes as lightly as possible and after stopping, quickly put the back of your hand to the discs/calipers.

    It shouldn't be too hot, and there shouldn't be any strange smells either.

    As above, there's always some resistance what with the weight of the wheel tyre disc hub etc.


  • #4
    visual
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,267 ✭✭✭visual


    The discs will be hot enough to burn skin even with light braking. If your doing that test just feel the steel or alloy wheel and compare to opposite side.

    Its very unlikely all calipers are binding from OP first post its unlikely there is problem.

    If OP wants to do something be better off cleaning and regreasing slide pins. They probably are ok but it will do no harm and gives a reason to be inspecting the breaks while doing it.


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