VW Jetta III 2008 1.6 petrol, brake pads

paulh18

Hi I am looking for any info on Channing front brake pads on my vw Jetta. The brake pad wear light has come on. I have changed pads before on different vehicles. Where pretty much opened the sliders, whipped out pads, pushed back the caliper and changed the sensors. Just wondering is there a difference with Volkswagen and with this Jetta model,? Any help appreciated

porsche boy

Because the best thing to do if your not sure is feck around with your brakes... smh

paulh18

porsche boy wrote: »

Because the best thing to do if your not sure is feck around with your brakes... smh

I put this up to gain possible help with something that I want to try myself. Not for some flute to put up a stupid answer, you absolute idiot

porsche boy

paulh18 wrote:

I put this up to gain possible help with something that I want to try myself. Not for some flute to put up a stupid answer, you absolute idiot

That attitude wont get you anywhere in life, accept you dont know what your doing and leave alone. One mistake on your behalf could kill people. Just go to a garage.

Toyotafanboi

The nature of the DIY forum is to discuss doing jobs for yourself. If they aren't confident they can visit a mechanic.

Let's just try and answer their question for now.

John.G

paulh18 wrote: »

Hi I am looking for any info on Channing front brake pads on my vw Jetta. The brake pad wear light has come on. I have changed pads before on different vehicles. Where pretty much opened the sliders, whipped out pads, pushed back the caliper and changed the sensors. Just wondering is there a difference with Volkswagen and with this Jetta model,? Any help appreciated

Yes, there is nothing special about them, its a few years now since I did them, it may have been on a 2009 Golf, the main "tool" was/is a 7 MM allen key and a short bit of pipe, the rest is straight forward.

You should see two rubber blanking grommets covering the access to the Allen Bolts, just ensure you replace them when finished as they keep everything nice and clean for the next time.

paulh18

porsche boy wrote: »

That attitude wont get you anywhere in life, accept you dont know what your doing and leave alone. One mistake on your behalf could kill people. Just go to a garage.

Thanks for the help

Whocare

porsche boy wrote: »

That attitude wont get you anywhere in life, accept you dont know what your doing and leave alone. One mistake on your behalf could kill people. Just go to a garage.

You're just mad that you made a bad choice in life being a mechanic and making poor living out of it .and you thinking now is that everyone now should be made to go to a mechanic to get small things fix on there car

Whocare

porsche boy wrote: »

That attitude wont get you anywhere in life, accept you dont know what your doing and leave alone. One mistake on your behalf could kill people. Just go to a garage.

If you think people believe you your fooling no-one. You just want the business if you think it bad now just wait till there be lot more ev on the road

rovertom

Brake pads are not rocket science and to be honest I have much more faith in my brakes when I've worked on them myself than garage because I know I have checked everything. Too many garages stick the young lad on servicing with little supervision.
The jetta isn't anything special.
The caliper on the front of a jetta is to be push back so straight forward. The pads likely only have a sensor wire on the passenger side. This should be a simple push fit connector to open when removing old pads and plug in connector on new set.
Personally, I open bleed screen for pushing back caliper piston then bleed when complete. Some just push fluid all the way back through system.
There is no resetting required for the pad wear light or anything like that.

Tropheus

Worked on several VWs and Audis. The brakes are nothing special so suitable for a DIY job. Just take your time and use common sense. If you get stuck, ask for advice.