MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: Sam89 on November 13, 2012, 10:53:05 am

Title: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: Sam89 on November 13, 2012, 10:53:05 am

Is there a how to guide on this, I have a cupra k1 so I have the big calipers,
How do I take the calipers off to change the pads?

Cheers sam

Title: Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: rich83 on November 13, 2012, 11:00:24 am

On the back on the caliper there should be 2 plastic caps... remove those and use a 7mm hex socket to remove the guide pins. You then should be able to put the caliper off the carrier, pull the pads out and install the new ones.  :happy2:

Title: Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: Sam89 on November 13, 2012, 11:09:49 am

Quote from: richwig83 on November 13, 2012, 11:00:24 am

On the back on the caliper there should be 2 plastic caps... remove those and use a 7mm hex socket to remove the guide pins. You then should be able to put the caliper off the carrier, pull the pads out and install the new ones.  :happy2:

Thanks mate!
I just wasn't sure on which bolts to remove, sure ill crack it now   :happy2:

Title: Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: Tfsi_Mike on November 13, 2012, 12:40:58 pm

Some useful info for you here; http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=192247 (http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=192247)

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Title: Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: Sam89 on November 13, 2012, 04:44:02 pm

Thanks guys!
Got these fitted today took me less than an hour,
Only thing I found was the pads I had bought had wear sensors and my old pads don't and I couldn't find anywhere to connect it to?
Ended up chopping the wire off, alls fine tho  :happy2:

Title: Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
Post by: rich83 on November 13, 2012, 05:32:09 pm

Should be on the passenger side. There is a 2 wire loom which come out of the arch to the right of the suspension strut, where one cable is the ABS and one cable is the wear sensor.  :happy2: