How to rebuild rear brake caliper - VW Audi Skoda Seat - New piston and seals (COMPLETE GUIDE)

This video is showing how you can handle with seized brake caliper, in this particular case we have brake caliper from AUDI A4 2.5 tdi, 38mm piston diameter. But many same calipers are in different cars like passat golf etc. Video is showing how to change old seals and brake piston. To be able to use it again for long time. ( COMPLETE GUIDE ) !
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[@philb707]

Great video, in the process of doing this, couple questions. 1. Do you have a link to the exact seeger ring pliers? I bought some but they arent long enough 2. How did you know what position to put the ebrake arm back on in? 3. What is the grease in the small squeeze tube that you used?

[@carsguidediy]

Hi, thanks for asking. 1. I'm using very similar to this one: Long Nose 50 mm Snap Ring light duty Internal Circlip Pliers 1.2mm Tips link: www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Long-Nose-50-mm-Snap-Ring-light-duty-Internal-Circlip-Pliers-1-2mm-Tips/310147049669?_trkparms=aid%3D222007%26algo%3DSIM.MBE%26ao%3D2%26asc%3D20140122125356%26meid%3Dd088e3cc8dc340c8bb478d24bd08e1c8%26pid%3D100005%26rk%3D3%26rkt%3D7%26mehot%3Dag%26sd%3D183517365085%26itm%3D310147049669&_trksid=p2047675.c100005.m1851 2. I always take a picture before I disassemble something, but anyway when you put back hand brake cable bracket it has got some kind of bumper at the end, bended part 90 deg ( kzbin.info/www/bejne/j3mziWuieq15gdU#t=11m35s in video, on the left side) and ebrake arm have to touch this bumper or be as close as possible. 3. It's silicone grease for brake piston , safe for rubber elements, www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Silicone-PTFE-Lubricant-Grease-For-Brake-Pistons-Valves-Taps-Joints-Gaskets-6ml/162730609118?epid=1754588867&hash=item25e38009de:g:uUEAAOSwESdcbHzT

[@CRiCU90]

@@carsguidediy You shoud use it on all ruber.

[@pr0xZen]

@@CRiCU90 Some applications here demand lubricant properties that PTFE can't really deliver.

[@gottmituns3225]

@@pr0xZen How can you tell ,why are you so sure❓❓❓👍🏻

[@pr0xZen]

@@gottmituns3225 Because PTFE starts to deteriorate at 260°C and it decomposes beyond 350°C 🙂 Several components in auto brake (caliper) assemblies get _much, _*_much_* warmer than that, especially during extended or heavy application. "Ordinary" brakes are entirely friction based. When you clamp the brakes to stop, the kinetic energy of literally ton(s) of mass traveling at (high) speed, within just a few seconds, is converted _almost entirely_ into heat. Like, *_a lot_* of heat. Super duper mega-a-lot 😊 Hence silicon lubricants Because they can "take the heat" (and don't really evaporate) ^^,

[@stevecobratei8538]

It's great to see there are still people willing to rebuild calipers. Just one way different. Do not put grease in the O ring grooves. Grease the O ring are it's installed. Why? Because the grease under the O ring will make it tighter and wear out fast. O rings only need lube on the surface that moves. Great video 😅

[@swampwader5558]

A level of skill and attention to detail rarely seen in a commercial environment - I’d take a properly rebuilt OEM caliper over a cheapo reman 100% of the time. Well done. 👍

[@alemar3135]

Veoma pedantno,veoma precizno,veoma poučno i korisno za sve kojima ne smeta da malo zaprljaju ruke.Hvala majstore 👍🏻🙏🏻

[@vempriex]

Explains why calipers are expensive with such small parts. Glad it can be a rebuilt and excellent video.

[@JynxCSL]

What a awesome video helped me out loads fully restored the rear calipers on my astra vxr

[@loriracicot6069]

Thank you. Its very much appreciated. As a heavy duty mechanic I enjoyed your work. Keep it up

[@user-nf8zz3ju8s]

Great video, very detailed. Just finished this job and I would like to add one bit of information in case someone needs it. You MUST compress the handbrake mechanism before you install its circlip. If you don't you will never be able to properly seat it and the handbrake will not work. I used my brake calliper wind back tool with a suitable socket to hold it down while getting the circlip in place. You can check afterwards by manually operating the handbrake lever and seeing if the piston continues out which is the correct way.

[@caioramos5198]

so before putting the last clip back in place i need to put the piston inside the caliper, compress it, remove the piston and than install the circlip?

[@user-nf8zz3ju8s]

@@caioramos5198 Not the piston. The part where he puts the handbrake mechanism back into the calliper at 9:06. You need to compress it slightly on the metal surface surrounding the big thread or the circlip won't be seated even though it looks like it is. The way to check is to operate the handbrake lever at the end like he did at 12:53 and the piston should keep coming out of the bore. If it doesn't the circlip is not correctly seated and the handbrake will not work.

[@rytisbalsevicius8632]

This man showed a quality work

[@danielfl.9347]

This was so relaxing

[@suj1945]

Excellent video. You are a competent worker.

[@FORDSKIN]

Great video! I was looking for this exact thing about 6 months ago and coulnd't find anything as well detailed as your video. You have a new subscriber.

[@szabolorant2681]

You read my mind, I was also repairing my rear brake system last summer and looking for something like this:))

[@maegscale]

One of the best videos I have seem. Will be using this to help me to dismantle a caliper from a Peugeot 407 which is the same design.

[@Gogo2409]

And 307 is the same.

[@DaBuzz92]

I have the same problem now with handbrake. Thx for video! Lets start restoration :)

[@tigron.4376]

Amazing job ! No Lyrics, just clean work. I thank you for this video !

[@tadekrafa4121]

W końcu jakiś porządny poradnik.

[@SujoyShivde]

What a beautiful video. Thoroughly enjoyed

[@ronnyhaldorsen2740]

Excellent work. Really helpful, made the job a whole lot easier, thanks!

[@daibennett9224]

You make this look to easy man,for me I wouldn’t never attempt this,but you make it look easy,top job

[@eazy2hate]

Lmao why? It's not hard at all

[@333oberon]

One of the best videos showing the handbrake self-adjuster parts inside the brake piston. However, you did put the spring and bearing back to the brake piston in opposite direction compared to the position they were installed when you took them out.

[@mdma7762]

Great!!! I needed a DIY on how to rebuild caliper.

[@carsguidediy]

Thanks!! ;)

[@kennethturbolifedonald4807]

Well done mate great video 👌

[@pr0xZen]

Great video, thanks a bunch! Saved me from scrapping a caliper and buying a new one - local dealers are extremely expensive, and shipping here is so costly it's more to return the old "core" than the core deposit in return. I'm gonna need some of that mechanism though, road salt and rust got in there really good.

[@a.k.2023]

Nice job! With some grease works better than new! 👍👍👍

[@samymalak8859]

Great video and explained everything exactly thank you so much keep up the good work

[@mijtec]

Just about to do this on my E34 5 series - thanks for sharing very useful !

[@VierImageStudios]

You're a life saver. Thank you.

[@arshadmahmood7201]

Love this video step by step guide well-done

[@johnfox1943]

This video saved me big time. Thank you for sharing your experience!!!

[@goranromersombor5923]

Svaka čast.

[@screwsnutsandbolts]

Great video 👍🏻

[@MrTheHillfolk]

Thanks man!! i'm hanging out at the shop, going thru a whole mk4 Jetta. I got held up on what I was doing, and there is never nothing to do. So I need to repair a caliper anyways (it's on a lengthy list) and I have the kit, so here I am on a Saturday night. I guess there's no brakes being put on this party!! Folks, don't worry I have a day job. Thanks again.

[@oorangejuce]

Great video. Helped me!

[@m.k.sm.k.s5157]

This is a fantastic job

[@mayronbolitari632]

Piękna robota widać że dla siebie👍:)

[@figjam5181]

Great instructional video. Congratulations. One comment I would like to make is I have never seen that type of contamination before on a brake caliper. It is like a gooey oily substance. Normally they are covered in dry brake dust.

[@pikherc4739]

Precizno, pedantno i čista 10.Svaka čast za trud...

[@dRGhosto]

finally helpful video! first normal "car dude" on ytube.

[@ballsack4321]

Thank you mate, most excellent video.

[@starstuff0614]

Amazing video, very thorough thanks for sharing.

[@jeromegoux2172]

Congratulations for your tuto. Good work. I understand now how it works. And all this without speaking!!!

[@jayveecee1]

Thank you very much, awesome vid!

[@swingmanic]

Great video! 👍👍

[@mohammedafzal2990]

Top class video best on KZbin I have ever seen please load up more. Kind regards from uk.

[@PeterEndelt]

Nice work 👍

[@marcelgentea8000]

Este foarte detaliat 10 nota,puțini știu a face un tutorial.Din cît se vede astai profesia din vare faci banii

[@TrenerCS2]

Thanks for this guide!

[@Eye-it-azz]

You’re a God, I’ve looked everywhere on earth on how to rebuild my Kia Rio calipers, i was about to spend $120 on 2 new rear ones. Video says Volkswagen but the caliper is the same as a Kia Rio’s

[@DL-kl7ec]

I don't think they have the same mechanism. I disassembled an OE Mando caliper, but I found it's practically impossible to rebuild/reassemble the caliper parts back without some type of special tool. There are 2 springs you need to compress to put the circlip into the groove.

[@neogeo106]

Thank you so much for the video!

[@edwardm9227]

Done mine 💞 thanks, FYI I found the seat Leon kit cheaper than the VW one?! Seat kit same and fitted fine,good luck to all ☺️

[@Nedialkata1]

Thank you ,great video :)

[@huseyinozdil2503]

thank you,it was a perfect expression.

[@JamesGadbury]

Thank you so much. This video helped me massively! The main rubber boot piston seal was a bit of a fiddle, but got there! 😂

[@LordVestik]

I like this alot this is very professional work, good job.

[@darmovoz]

Дружище ты мегакрут. 👍👍👍. Ты вдохновил меня. Пойду переберу суппорты.

[@user-dg2iq7fn3y]

أحسنت ، وأظهرت كل شيء بشكل جيد

[@driver3117]

Всё понятно без слов. Класс!!!

[@dirkvanbesien]

Goede en leerzame video. Ik was vooral benieuwd naar het mechanisme van de handrem. Nochtans opletten voor mensen die niet volledig op de hoogte zijn van remtechniek. Remmen blijven zeer belangrijk en ik vrees voor de amateur technieker die fouten gaat maken. Voor hen is het misschien beter om een nieuwe te kopen of het werk uit te geven aan een ervaren technieker.

[@andywt8460]

These Lucas style rear calipers are fitted to a huge range of European cars & vans, they come in differing size & alloy or steel, and are very simple to repair, having said that I just fitted a cheap-O to my T4 Cali camper, after 2 attempts to get the adjuster to leave some pad-to-disc clearance causing the brake to drag and excessive pad wear I gave up, I’ll have another go when I have time as I want the original Lucas back on my 21 year old VW van.

[@atowninytown859]

I really appreciated this video. I'm going to attempt to rebuild my rear calipers on my 03 Olds Aurora, it has a similar piston style. At 1st I wasn't sure how to do it but because of your video I'm confident that I can do them now! However I was wondering why you didn't paint the caliper before doing rebuild? Anyway was still a great video!

[@ranashahbaz5716]

Sir very good work and nice viedo

[@douglasalonso2440]

Great explicación Es un tesoro este video Saludos de MECATRONIC 🇲🇽🤗

[@olegfedia1531]

Без слов, но всё понятно. Красава

[@jjt1093]

Awesome Video thank you , going to need to do this rear brakes are sticking and much cheaper option than buy new calipers

[@jjt1093]

23 euros vs 140 took me a while as it was very seized but now works perfect thanks again for the vid

[@back2nature788]

Fantastic job! I will try it! Now I know why the mechanic replaced the whole caliper instead of rebuilding it. He unscrewed two bolts and a banjo bolt and just bleeded it in the end.

[@bagshotjoe1118]

Brilliant vid. Off to do my BMW mini calipers now.. What music is this, stuck in my head now..!!

[@greenmanlove1]

very helpful video thanks for posting

[@adeelautosworkshop373]

Excellent working method

[@peterhilbert6428]

Thank you for taking the time to make this excellent video. Can you tell me if the internals are the same for a 2001 audi a6. I have read that for some older audis removing the seeger ring will cause the spring to explode outward if it is not compressed first.

[@shamskl3245]

Great job well done

[@spelunkerd]

This is an excellent demonstration, even without sound. Does anybody know where I can find a detailed description of how the auto adjusting feature of these parking brakes work?

[@nicolaeparaschiv6599]

multumesc excelent...

[@cezarstefanseghjucan]

La mulți ani, de ziua familiei!

[@melissa6793]

Alot of goood work there. Makes me think wonder if I would rather buy a factory recon caliper for around £50-£70

[@leorincon8674]

Great video

[@mecanicadsm]

Aprendo muito você parabens...

[@luisalbertotrujillo4906]

Exelente el video gracias por su enseñanza

[@darioza10]

Gratuluję, bardzo dobrrra rroobbboottaaaa

[@wrxzboost]

loved this video - super clear. just please no more repetitive music, i can't hear this song play for the 5th time in a row.

[@VijayaKumar-dl1wq]

Great job

[@okanus2417]

Great video.. thanks.. do you know how much the piston moves when you pull the lever? I mean the ratio of the movement between lever and piston...

[@danielmiklas4893]

Amazing

[@spannerssockets6308]

Well done, excellent video! The handbrake lever was sticking on the o/s caliper a bit on my TDI. Its occurred to me, if I clean the rear of the caliper off, remove the two metal plates and the ring, I can then remove the caliper and with rear side up, spray some grease onto the spindle so it runs down into the caliper spindle bore and prevent further seizure.

[@janprokopenko7928]

It'll rust again in couple months, i've unseized them this way countless times on customers cars but the only permanent solution is getting refurbd calipers in your local car parts store for 60$ a piece.

[@spannerssockets6308]

@@janprokopenko7928 What's to stop a refurbished caliper seizing up. Far better buy new, for VW, a TRW brand caliper. Giving the mater some thought, I reckon it could just be rust build up between the cable lever and the spring arm causing the sticking so when it gets a bit warmer, I'll remove them both, wire wheel brush them, lube and refit.

[@Statam31]

Bravo chef

[@johndoe-rj1ls]

Great instructional video. Where can i buy rebuild kit 2013 vw wagon TDI, ? what type grease recommended ? Thanks

[@carsguidediy]

Thanks ;) It depend in which area you live? if you are from europe check on ebay. Most important thing is diameter of brake caliper piston. Before you do order, measure diameter. VW rear caliper usually have 38 mm. Just type "Vw brake caliper repair kit 38mm". Also you can finde online catalogue with listed parts for specified vehicle, for example: "SEINSA AUTOFREN". I'm using silicone grease for brake systems. It's safe for rubber elements. It doesn't matter which brand you choose. in comments below you can find link with grease that I'm using. ;)

[@dmitriyk2282]

молодец, хорошо все показал!

[@gerrys6265]

Thank you so much...brilliant!

[@Arturs.B]

Looks good.

[@abdulsattarjami9160]

Excellent

[@matthewbaxter7502]

Very helpfull video thankyou for taking the time to post it.😊👍 Can you use red rubber grease for the whole process?

[@m.k.sm.k.s5157]

wish you the best

[@lexyell]

The music made me feel like I was having my caliper refurbished in Nando’s ! Lol

[@bbfbelgika]

Thank you very much

[@aka50centjimmy95]

Finally got it👍I am gonna do the same thing with my damn car.thanks a lot dude

[@inoxlebossggv2818]

Bravo man

[@Rayfaedundee]

Fantastic video and very detailed strip down and rebuild of a VW rear brake caliper. Only bit I didn’t understand was when you screwed in the piston after the rebuild then unscrew it to remove it to put the outer dust shield onto the piston. Was there a setting you have to do before fitting the outer dust cover to the piston. But great video.

[@marioflorr487]

Toata stima! Thanks!

[@matamala1056]

Exelente video , felicitaciones

[@BLACKPHOENIXRIZIN]

Extraordinary, simply extraordinary!!!!🙂🖖✌

[@johnjordan4716]

excellent vid thanks

[@kreesanpillay3283]

Hi great video very detailed.. My problem is that my snap ring broke when removing it any idea of dimensions of the ring... Any help will be greatly appreciated... Thanks