| Maintaining and changing brakes on your
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| | time in case you have trouble. In that
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| own VW vehicle is not as hard as you may
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| | way, you have one side to use as a
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| think. But, keep in mind that when you
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| | reference. Remember that your front
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| change your own brake pads, there are
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| | brakes provide most of the stopping power
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| some other aspects that should be checked
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| | for your vehicle.
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| also to ensure that your brake pads are
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| | Changing the front brake pads require
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| safe and dependable. If the brake pads or
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| | setting of your parking brake, and block
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| brake shoes are worn and need to be
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| | the rear tires so your vehicle will not
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| replaced, chances are other VW brake
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| | move. Loosen the lug nuts. Using a jack,
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| parts in the brake system may require
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| | raise your vehicle and place it securely
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| attention too. The most obvious ones
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| | on jack stands. Then, remove the lug
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| would be the brake rotors or drums and
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| | nuts and remove the wheel.
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| brake calipers or wheel cylinders. Both
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| | Now you can see the brake calipers
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| the front and rear brakes should be
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| | holding the brake pads against the
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| inspected.
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| | rotors. There are 2 pads in each wheel
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| A quality brake job should cover
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| | that squeeze the rotor. Unbolt the
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| everything from the brake master cylinder
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| | caliper mounting bolts and pull the
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| where you add the brake fluid, to the
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| | caliper back from the rotor. Be careful
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| calipers and wheel cylinders.
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| | not to bend or break the brake hose.
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| Changing the brakes include inspecting
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| | Sometimes the caliper mounting bolts
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| all the mechanical, hydraulic, and
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| | require you to use a Torx or Star bit
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| electrical components in both the front
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| | instead of a normal socket set. These can
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| and rear brakes. If necessary, replace
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| | also be purchased at your local auto
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| the front and rear brake pads. Then,
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| | parts store and an employee will help you
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| inspect or replace brake rotors or disks.
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| | to purchase the size that is just right
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| Brake rotors require a clean, smooth,
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| | for your VW vehicle. Plan ahead and make
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| flat surface on the rotors. Otherwise
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| | sure you have the right tools for the job
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| your brake performance will suffer. A
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| | to save you a trip back to the auto parts
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| rough surface will accelerate pad wear.
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| | store.
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| It will also increase the risk of noise.
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| | After you remove the caliper, remove the
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| An uneven surface or variations in rotor
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| | front brake pad and leave the rear pad in
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| thickness can cause vibrations, noise and
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| | place. Using a C-clamp, compress the
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| annoying brake pedal pulsations. Brake
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| | caliper piston into the caliper housing.
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| drums that have grooves or any kind of
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| | Make sure you remove the cap off the
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| damage should be replaced immediately.
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| | brake reservoir before you do this. This
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| Sometimes, you cannot do all auto work by
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| | needs to be done so that when you put the
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| yourself. Your local auto parts store can
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| | new pads in the caliper, it will create a
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| help you turn the rotors for these discs
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| | space to put the caliper back on.
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| to have extra life so you do not have to
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| | Examine the break pads for unusual or
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| buy new.
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| | uneven wear. These could be signs of a
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| The next thing to do is to check the
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| | problem that need to be taken care of
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| level and condition of your brake fluid.
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| | immediately.
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| Changing the fluid is recommended to get
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| | While doing this, it is also a good time
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| rid of moisture contamination. Always
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| | to examine the condition of the rotors.
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| follow vehicle manufacturer's
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| | You will need to get the rotors turned or
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| recommendations.
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| | replaced if they have deep groves or if
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| Changing the brake pads is the next step.
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| | you have noticed that the car shudders
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| Remember that there are books at your
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| | when you hit the brakes.
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| local auto parts store, on eBay, and at
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| | Install the new pads in the caliper.
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| any bookstore that you can also buy.
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| | Usually it is best to place the inner pad
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| These will give you step by step
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| | first, then the outer pad second. Before
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| instructions along with picture
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| | you install the pads back on to the
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| illustrations as to how to change and
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| | caliper, make sure the piston is fully
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| maintain brake pads.
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| | depressed. Once the pads are properly
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| First off you need to purchase break
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| | seated in the caliper, put the caliper
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| pads, which are available from any local
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| | back on the rotor and bolt it firmly in
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| auto parts store. You can also purchase
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| | place.
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| the pads from a dealer but they run a lot
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| | If everything is correct, then you can
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| more than the local auto parts store.
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| | put the wheel back on, hand tighten the
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| There are many different brands of brake
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| | lug nuts, and lower the car to the
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| pads but what you have to put on my
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| | ground. Finish tightening the lug nuts in
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| vehicle are the ones that are considered
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| | a start pattern so that they are even.
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| lifetime. These run a little more, but
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| | The last thing to do in doing a brake job
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| the cost covers itself in the long run.
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| | is to test the brakes. Carefully check
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| The next time you do a break job you take
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| | your brakes and brake fluid levels before
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| the lifetime ones back in and they
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| | entering traffic. Sometimes some air can
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| exchange them free of charge.
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| | get into the brake lines when you change
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| Do not hurry up. Take your time in
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| | the brake pads. If this happens, you will
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| familiarizing yourself with the brakes on
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| | need to bleed the brakes before you try
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| your car before you begin work. It is
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| | to move the car again.
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| also a good idea to work on one side at a
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