IDIOTS GUIDE - How to Replace the Front Brake Pads and Discs on a Mk7 VW Golf in under an hour.

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2 жыл бұрын

This is a complete newbie end to end DIY guide for replacing the Brake Pads and Discs on your Mk7 VW Golf. A really easy job and you will end up only paying about a third of the cost of paying a mechanic to do the job.

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@aleksandrorlov3036 Жыл бұрын

Thank you for posting this, mate! Very helpful

@nikolaykuhta5120 Жыл бұрын

Thank you very much! Great video with very good explanations

@HowtoMan Жыл бұрын

Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching. Please remember to subscribe.

@user-hn2dh7ut7j Жыл бұрын

Good job

@craigsooman7901 Жыл бұрын

Great video. Do you need to bleed the brakes after having released the cap on the brake fluid reservoir? Many thanks.

@HowtoMan Жыл бұрын

The reservoir was still half full so there was no need to bleed the system as no air got in the system. If the reservoir was really low you may have to think about it, but if not you have no problem at all. When the job was finished I made sure I pumped the brakes lots of times to check all was fine, and sure enough, everything was perfect. Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful. Remember to subscribe.

@rickardkarlmats4945 11 ай бұрын

You should always use a pallet jack to be safe, on case the Car Jack breaks. You don’t want the car on top of you.

@cfldriven 11 ай бұрын

Torque values?

@alarce129 9 ай бұрын

@@smithy1833 Thank you for that important information.

@festimnimani 3 ай бұрын

left side you change wrong right side correct

@calebspaeth4287 11 ай бұрын

what about a nice can of breakcleaner for the win ? ;-)

@petermergen3848 3 ай бұрын

Please make the Job again , the Brake Pads are different !!! You got 2 same Pads for the Outsides and 2 different Pads for the INSIDE ...pay Attention to the direction of travel for the INSIDE Pads !!!! Iam from Germany ,my English is as Bad as You have this Job done.

@alanpatterson2759 7 ай бұрын

Torque the bolts to the proper specs. Invest money saved on the brake job for a torque wrench and either at least a G clamp or a cheap rewind tool.

@HowtoMan 6 ай бұрын

Very good point!!! Thanks for the comment.

@HowtoMan 6 ай бұрын

You are definitely right though mate. I just replaced the front and rear brakes on my daughters VW Polo last weekend. I had to go out and buy a brake rewind tool for the rear brakes and I thought to myself, why on earth did I not buy this tool earlier.@@alanpatterson2759

@mikerittmanreborn4955 9 ай бұрын

THIS MAN WEARS NO SOCKS WITH TRAINER'S. SO HIS FEET WILL REALLY SMELL

@AnthGott 28 күн бұрын

You put the pads in the wrong way.

@SelfElevate-fh6xh 28 күн бұрын

Thats crazy - I've now been driving it for over a year, and they still work fine????? @anthgott please share what is the impact of them being in the wrong way as they seem fine to me??

@AnthGott 27 күн бұрын

@@SelfElevate-fh6xh I've got the documents on pc I'll have to have a look, I'm sure it won't cause a problem tbh.

@SelfElevate-fh6xh 26 күн бұрын

@@AnthGott Thanks for confirming mate - I have never noticed a problem, so good to hear the brakes wont fail 🙂.

@AnthGott 22 күн бұрын

@@SelfElevate-fh6xh hello sorry for the late reply. Apparently you will have uneven disc wear.

@SelfElevate-fh6xh 21 күн бұрын

@@AnthGott Thanks for the heads up mate. I will check the wear and see how it is fairing.