MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => How to Guides / Troubleshooting => Topic started by: bower on October 08, 2013, 03:03:07 pm

Title: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: bower on October 08, 2013, 03:03:07 pm

hi can anyone confirm that the rear brake disk on a gti will not come off without removing the carrier or not?
if not can u undo these bolts with regular tools and on axle stands as ive heard u cant

Title: Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: EddieA on October 08, 2013, 04:50:46 pm

They won't come off without taking off the caliper carriers, and you need a splined tool to undo them, mine were pig to undo a lot of force to get them undone

Title: Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: Brad Gill on October 17, 2013, 10:36:28 pm

Yeh you need the take the caliper off. I had to go to MachineMart and buy a spline set. Was only £17.99 comes with splines 12-18 which is all you need for the Golf. Strong being impact can use with power bar or Air Gun.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-pro216-4-piece-impact-spline-set?da=1&TC=SRC-clarke+spline

Title: Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: andybon on October 20, 2013, 12:01:00 pm

I did mine on my tdi without taking the carrier off.

Just gave the disk a whack with a hammer and twisted it out, then slid the new one in and all was done!

Title: Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: doylebros on October 20, 2013, 12:36:02 pm

Quote from: andybon on October 20, 2013, 12:01:00 pm

I did mine on my tdi without taking the carrier off.

Just gave the disk a whack with a hammer and twisted it out, then slid the new one in and all was done!

On a MK V ?

Title: Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
Post by: skard on October 20, 2013, 01:17:16 pm

The tdi has smaller discs (unless you have a 170bhp)?