How to Replace Front Brakes on a B7 Audi A4 | DIY

Today We install front brake pads and rotors on a 2007 Audi B7 A4. We did a full inspection on this car in a previous video HERE - • Why is this Clean B7 A...
Links Talked about in this video
Front Brake Pads (330 x 30mm) - OEM
www.shopdap.com/8e0-698-151-g...
Front Brake Disc (320 x 30mm) - OEM
www.shopdap.com/8e0-615-301-a...
Front Brake Pads - ATE
www.shopdap.com/8e0698151gate...
Front Brake Disc (320 x 30mm) - ATE
www.shopdap.com/8e0615301adat...
Front Caliper (Pin) Bolt
www.shopdap.com/251-615-219.html
Brake Rotor Set Screw
www.shopdap.com/n-106-483-01....
Front Caliper Bushing and Cap (1 set per side)
www.shopdap.com/8v0-698-647.html
21mm Carrier Bolt (M14 x 1.5 x 38)
www.shopdap.com/n-908-768-02....
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[@ArttuNiskasaari]

Your tip for getting the slide pins out after the thread had been undone just saved me going nuts. 😅

[@GalenMelchert]

Such a good video. Working through my brakes and this helped a lot. Thank you

[@MrGWAMPO]

love seeing your Audi A-series and S-series videos

[@robinupham1975]

Great video. Love the angles within the wheel well you got!

[@peterbell7553]

Yet another great video. Very helpful for us DIY'ers. Appreciate the effort to make these videos.

[@juancodarini3149]

Love these A4 videos!!!

[@rodcosta2345]

Great stuff as always!

[@rays8339]

Keep them coming 👍

[@Antto]

Typically I wire wheel the pins and lube the pins with silicone grease. I do not take those boots off - ever. Also I sandblast or use file on the carrier where pads make contact.

[@Gunman1628]

i just use an old brake pad and c clamp to press the piston back in. also, i use silcone grease for the rubber stuff to prevent swelling .

[@andrymashka1757]

Videos I would be interested in: Rear coolant flange Removing and replacing cats. Particularly how to get to f*king bottom nut without burning that car down. Cvt transmission fluids ( yes there is 2 different types in one stupid transmission) Trouble shooting vacuum leaks, boost problems etc. Intake flaps removals or upgrades. High pressure pump trouble shooting and replacement. Rear in side gas tank filter replacement and fuel sending unit troubleshooting. Wheel bearing replacements and speed sensors (abs) system replacement. Install aftermarket radio rear back up camera and additional features. Hope this would help for good content because replacing breaks its 30 min job...

[@froggy0162]

Make sure you use the right sort of grease - needs to silicone based and specific for use on caliper sliders. Using oil based normal grease is bad for the rubber components.

[@rossbowman202]

Thank you

[@mexifinn7830]

Can you guys do a video on doing rear brakes with electronic parking brake? I need to do my MK 7 R soon and would love to not screw that up.

[@corvettekro818]

All in all a good d.i.y. video. However - when forcing back the piston into caliper bore, use a proper tool for that. Also its a must to block off the brake hose with a brake hose clamp tool, and then open the bleed screw to let out old brake fluid as the piston goes in. That way any contamination and dirty old fluid wont go back wards into the system, through the ABS unit and what not. This is especially true if your car is being used hard like on track days, mountain driving...etc. Old brake fluid in the caliper must be drained.

[@VioletGiraffe]

Thanks for the great recommendation, and I wish I had the confidence that my repair shop would do this properly as you've described.

[@SmokeyMcPot42087]

What is the tool to push the piston back into the bore? Also is the other step needed if you are flushing the brake fluid anyway? It worries me about clamping on old rubber brake hoses..

[@Balomis]

I've got a B6 that I did a Touareg BBK on with the 17z calipers. I'm running PosiQuiet semi-metallic pads on Centric rotors and while I like the braking performance and the dust level, they screech pretty constantly. I rebuilt the calipers with all new seals after powder coating them. And I used high-temp caliper grease on all the sliding surfaces between pad and caliper. The screeching seems to stop when I get enough heat into the rotor, but they cool down so fast they essentially screech all the time. Any tips or things to look for?

[@WitcherDAD]

old break discs looks like new compare to mine :)

[@TheKiltedYaksman1]

Relatively speaking, there is a pretty low rating of difficulty here. Maybe try the "UFO" brakes on the '88 Audi V8/200/Ur S4...

[@mexifinn7830]

Why do you need to replace caliper carrier bolts? Can’t you just loctite the existing ones?

[@bavarian3450]

Wouldnt you need a silicone (or rubber-friendly) grease for those guide pins?

[@rickspohn6879]

Thanks for the video. I have a 2008 Audi A4 and all the new rotors I've found do not have the rotor set screw. Where did you get yours?

[@jaddenmitchell5905]

Do a vw passat b6 2.0t FSI English review

[@MaxiimTribe]

16:36 cleans the rotor, only to get it dirty rght after haha

[@cicada3312]

Can you do tutorials on B9 A4 TOO

[@PhuongTran-cl2yh]

Any videos for SQ5?

[@bca-biciclindcuaxel7527]

I have one the same .

[@graysonmiller5869]

what can i do if i cant get the back caliper bolt off???? any suggestions

[@patrikdusek9819]

Hello, are you sure thay torque should be 190Nm? I have seen 80Nm in another video.

[@tyty-jd4vl]

Wheres the maf sensor located on the b7 a4? Whys my a4 misfiring? I replaced coils and plugs, cant seem to find the maf sensor but plan on replacing the fuel filter

[@Abognvm]

ty ty it’s by the air box where the air filter is located

[@danielcsikar9069]

#Deutch Auto Parts 320 mm brake ring its good 2.0tfsi?

[@madky619]

What size hex tool are you using?7mm 8mm?

[@pauliusu]

Do not lubricant pins. Grease gets dirty and stops from sliding.

[@bogosikereng5963]

Does an 2005 audi A4 do dsg farts

[@ReyesDude06]

If anybody could tell me if these would fit on a mk7 golf I would really appreciate it I’m looking to pull these off a set at the junkyard and I don’t wanna waste the time and money if they won’t fit so if anyone could help me out I would appreciate it!! I have a 2017 golf no gti no r just a regular golf! If anyone knows if these calipers fit I would really appreciate it!

[@fastboatster]

Need an awd 6mt conversion, fwd cvt a4 is a sacrilege and should not exist)

[@campervan6668]

OMG?! You've lubricated unlubricative pins???

[@ebag77]

I spent a long time researching whether or not to lubricate the pins on my B7. Couldn't find clear direction on it but I don't believe they come lubricated from the factory. Eventually decided to use grease that wouldn't degrade the rubber bushings and hope for the best. So far so good.

[@campervan6668]

@@ebag77 if we check blue manuals from replacement set of ATE guide pins or guide sleeves, there's no recommendation to lubricate it. Because ATE type caliper has open type of guide pins. www.drive2.ru/b/508692079321285658/

[@n9wox]

@@campervan6668 B) REPLACEMENT OF GUIDE PINS ASSEMBLY 1. Apply a thin coat of silicone grease to the new guide sleeves...

[@campervan6668]

@@n9wox when installing sleeves into caliper. not pins into sleeves

[@VioletGiraffe]

With ATE floating brake calipers, the pins must NOT be lubricated and the manual says so. But maybe with other types of calipers lubrication is desired. And yes, don't confuse lubricating the rubber sleeves on the outside (so that you have an easier time pushing them in) with lubricating the pins inside the sleeves.

[@richardlopez8728]

camera missing on some points of discussion overall OK presentation

[@rays8339]

Y not cross an drill rotors

[@Deutscheautoparts]

This isn't a project car, we are going to do DIY's on it till its fixed

[@admacdo]

You should do some digging into why disks were slotted and cross drilled originally and see if it actually still applies with the brake pad material in use today.

[@artnoll]

What immensely unnecessarily complicated brakes! Can't believe I'm saying this but makes me miss American engineering. Great vid though.