How do I change rear brakes on Passat 2007 - 2007 Volkswagen Passat Sedan

Mike Butler

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• Posted on Dec 30, 2008

SOURCE: rear brake pad installation 99 volkswagen Passat

I use a "C" clamp & screw it in slowly. If need be, leave cap of reservoir, and/or crack open your bleeder screw. Bleed after install.

Gary Queen

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• Posted on Nov 15, 2008

SOURCE: rear brake pad installation 99 volkswagen Passat

If you can't see diagrams(sometimes happens) let me know and I will get them to you

1. Raise and support the vehicle. Remove the rear wheels.
2. If equipped, disconnect the brake pad wear sensor from the harness.
3. Counterhold the lower sliding pin using a thin open-end wrench and remove the caliper-to-sliding pin hex bolt.
4. Pivot the caliper upward or if necessary remove the upper caliper-to-sliding pin hex bolt.
5. Using a brake caliper retraction tool, select the appropriate sized piston press arbor and install the tool onto the brake caliper. Following the tool manufacturer's recommendations, use the tool to rotate the caliper piston clockwise as it is pressed into the brake caliper housing, until it is fully retracted.

1. Clean the brake caliper and all sliding surfaces. With the caliper piston pressed fully back into the caliper housing, check for leaking fluid and damaged dust boots.
2. If equipped, install a new brake pad wear sensor in the pad if the plastic part has been worn through on the old sensor. New sensors are not required unless the wire inside the plastic part has been exposed.
3. Lubricate the slider bolts with approved brake grease.
4. Install the brake pads onto the bracket assembly, and then carefully lower the caliper over the caliper mount. Check and make sure that the pad springs are correctly seated.
5. Replace all removed caliper-to-sliding pin bolts and torque to:
6. 1990-97 Passat models: 25 ft. lbs. (35 Nm)
7. 1998-00 Passat models: 22 ft. lbs. (30 Nm)
8. If equipped, connect the brake wear sensor wire to the harness. Check for a good connection as most problems with the sensor circuit are caused by faulty connections. Check that the wire is held by the loop in the dust cover and the connector is held at the clips.
9. Install the wheels and hand tighten the lug bolts. Lower the vehicle carefully until the tires begin to contact the surface and torque the lug bolts to specification in a crisscross pattern to:
10. M12 x 1.5 lug bolts: 81 ft. lbs. (110 Nm)
11. M14 x 1.5 lug bolts: 89 ft. lbs. (120 Nm)

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the rear caliper pistons were turned to get them to go back but you could have turned them in too far and the screw that applies the parking brakes could be too far out of adjustment. try turning the piston back out untill you can just get the caliper around the brake pads and see if that helps

SOURCE: changing rear brake pads

For front brake pads replacement you need only usually wrench set, inclusive 7 mm allen key also.
But for rear brake pads replacement you need obligatory a special caliper piston pressing tool, in order to press back rear caliper piston with parking brake automatic adjustment!!!
For front brake pads. First you must verify yours front brake disc diameter: 280 mm or 288 mm. (On my car y have 288 mm). After that you can buy the brake pads (with wear sensor). For change front brake pads you must raise vehicle, remove wheels, extract the retaining spring of the caliper, and remove the caliper as follow:
1. Do not disconnect the brake hose from the caliper, and do not allow the caliper to hang by the brake hose!
2. Remove top and bottom caps (on back side of the caliper) for access to guide pins, then unbolt and remove them from the brake carrier. Remove the caliper.
3. Now you must thoroughly clean the brake calipers (free of grease).
4. Remove outer brake pad from brake carrier.
5. Pull inner brake pad out of brake caliper piston.
6. Check up the brake fluid level on the reservor, and emptying if neccessary!
7. Push piston back into brake caliper housing.
8. Install inner brake pad (with expanding spring) in brake caliper piston. (Arrow marked on pad - if exist, must point in direction of brake disc rotation when vehicle is moving forward).
9. Install outer brake pad into brake carrier.
10. Bolt brake caliper housing to brake carrier using two guide pins. Tightening torque is 25 Nm.
11. Install both caps.
12. Insert retaining spring into brake caliper housing. Important: Depress the brake pedal firmly several times while the car is stationary so that the brake pads adjust to their normal operating positions!!! Check brake fluid level and top up if neccessary!!!

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check brake fluid level. makes sure system is properly bled. put a hose on bleeder nut, the other end submerged in a jar with some brake fluid in it. start car, have someone pump brake pedal, hold down, then turn open the bleeder 1/4 turn and then close. Friend can then release and pump again. repeat till no bubbles or dirty fluid comes out. keep an eye on fluid reservoir level, do this at each wheel starting with the one furthest from reservoir to closest. get two large brake fluid bottles, the stuff is cheap and you will want to flush quite a bit through to get dirty, watery fluid out. Please rate answer. Being in church doesn't make you a Christian any more than standing in a garage makes you a car. And like a good garage, a good church has seasoned experts that have fixed a lot of problems, great tools, and an honest, caring owner, God.