Brake pad thickness specs VW Bora

Barker · 2010-03-15 18:18:45

I'm needing to replace discs and pads on my 99 Bora 1.9 TDI. I've sourced some online parts that match the Haynes manual specs (pretty well anyway) - except one. The manual says that the new pad thicknesses should be 14mm (front) and 12mm (rear). Every vehicle matched set of pads I can find give pad thicknesses of 19.7 to…

15-03-2010 07:18PM

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I'm needing to replace discs and pads on my 99 Bora 1.9 TDI.

I've sourced some online parts that match the Haynes manual specs (pretty well anyway) - except one. The manual says that the new pad thicknesses should be 14mm (front) and 12mm (rear). Every vehicle matched set of pads I can find give pad thicknesses of 19.7 to 19.9mm (front) and 17.2mm (rear).

I would have thought thickness was one of the most important specifications, so what's going on?

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#2 15-03-2010 07:31PM

BrianD3

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Brake pad thickness can be quoted with or without the backing plate. 5 mm would be the approx thickness of a backing plate which would explain 14 vs 19 mm etc.

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