MK5 Golf GTI

All Things Mk5 => Mk5 General Area => Topic started by: zayd on March 22, 2014, 02:37:37 pm

Title: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 22, 2014, 02:37:37 pm

As the title goes, does the MK5 Gti have a rear brake pad wear indicator.  Its just that I've seen some Pagid pads on Euro Car Parts that are prepped for a wear indicator. 

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: bacillus on March 22, 2014, 02:47:17 pm

Quote from: zayd on March 22, 2014, 02:37:37 pm

does the MK5 Gti have a rear brake pad wear indicator. 

No...

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 22, 2014, 02:49:51 pm

So if they look worn down, they pretty much are then!

Better get some ordered from Euro's me thinks.

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: SI-R32 on March 22, 2014, 02:52:45 pm

think the wear indicator was included in the winter pack ?? just chop the wires off if you dont need them

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 22, 2014, 03:03:10 pm

My car has the winter pack, but I think the previous owner just fitted some cheapo pads, which are TRW.  I doubt they have the wear indicators. 

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: SI-R32 on March 22, 2014, 03:06:42 pm

take wheel off or look through it on passenger side, if just behind the top of the disk there is a connector not being used then you have the ability to have a brake pad wear wire attached, if no connector it wasn't fitted

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 23, 2014, 07:16:01 am

I'm gonna change the pads myself today using a caliper wind back tool. Do you need to leave the cap off the brake fluid reservoir when doing this procedure?

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: Beddie on March 23, 2014, 08:02:53 am

Rear brake pad wear indicators have never been fitted to the mk5 regardless of whether it has the winter pack or not, front wear indicators only are standard on the mk5..
I've found that the rears will wind back fine both with the cap fitted and removed  :happy2:

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: SI-R32 on March 23, 2014, 08:07:33 am

my mistake didn't even see he asked about rear......don't know how i just breezed over that!!

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 23, 2014, 09:06:25 am

Thanks for the replies people.

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 23, 2014, 11:08:48 am

Do I need to do anything special to my DSG shifter as I can't seem to get the caliper off.

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: Andy on March 23, 2014, 12:37:25 pm

If  there is a lip on the disc they can be a bit tight but leaver  the caliper of

Title: Re: Rear Brake Pad Wear Indicator
Post by: zayd on March 23, 2014, 02:38:13 pm

All done.  This is the first time I've ever replaced brake pads and I'm quite pleased its all done now. 

Just had to be careful as the handbrake needs to be released in order to free the rear brakes and I didn't want the car rolling off my drive! 

The only issue I had is that, I ever so slight chipped one of my brake lines that go into the caliper and now I'm worried its gonna explode whilst I'm driving leaving me with no rear brakes.