How to Replace Rear Brake Discs & Pads - Audi A4 B8

[@seat786]

This guy's video tutorials are superb. To the point & no silly music. Top man.

[@stevenhill5666]

I've just done this job and this video has proved invaluable, I would never have thought of winding back the solenoids with a 12 volt battery, incidentally you can use a battery charger set to 12 volts if you haven't got a battery to hand and yes you do have to do this otherwise you can't push the pistons back in. Many thanks.

[@H00v3r]

You can just unbolt the motor and wind it back with a torn bit

[@holymoly7644]

Best Audi rear pad video I have seen, no daft price diagnostics, no REALLY annoying background music. Well done that man.

[@bergproductions]

Hi guys, did this on my Audi A4 2013 1.8T. Works like a charm. Tips. - Right is loose, left is tight. - Make sure to reconnect the connector after winding the motor and piston back.

[@Blasterman124]

Thank you so much for this video, im no mechanic by any means but my father is (retired now) so i grew up around cars and know enough to do the basics, im servicing a friends audi tomorrow and doing the discs amd pads, i told her i cant do the rear because i dont have the computer needed to free the calipers. Know because of your video i am able to. Thanks lad Brilliant

[@22mashups22]

Best video on this I've seen. Thanks!

[@xray1kinsella493]

Great video. The battery trick to adjust the e-brake was just what I was looking for! Cheers!

[@ThomasPH123]

Out of the dozens of brake pad replacement videos I’ve watched, this one is the best hands down, thank you so much!

[@robbis7004]

As a mechanic I can see that you focus on the right things, amazing job! Nothing more nothing less👌

[@majdijomaa4387]

Very professional and easy explaining not like other 25 mins talking nonsense. Keep it up

[@octavianotmar3693]

Perfect. You sir are a legend, making everything look easy. That battery trick is such a life saver. Big thank you!

[@ejda5410]

Major tips for anybody wanting to quickly do this job with little tools, step 1 take of tire, step 2 use 13mm and Channel locks to hold one nut and wrench the outer bolt to take off the two main caliper bolts, step 3 take a star allen and take off the two bolts on the sides of the black parking brake unit once bolts are off carefully remove the black parking brake unit from the calipers and set aside take a t-40 and insert and turn the middle teeth hole by hand and turn clock wise till it stops turning, (it may take awhile but keep going till a definite stop) step four once it stoped turning put the black parking brake unit back on and bolt back onto caliper, step 5 slowly use a c clamp and draw in caliper piston back, step 6 remove old pads and insert new pads, step 7 place caliper over pads and put on the first two bolts on with same way usings channel locks to hold inner nut and tightening outer bolt with a 13mm, step 8 bolt on wheel, step 9 “pump brakes!” Don’t forget to pump the brakes with new pads, step 10 to (reset parking brake) turn car off hold down accelerator (gas pedal) and down on the parking break for 10 seconds then turn car on while still holding gas and parking break hold for 10 more seconds shut of car hold them down for 5 seconds then turn on car and hold for 5 more seconds then release both “its a long process but it will reset all lights that you created when manually turning the break gears and after that enjoy your new brake pads and you can thank the europeans for how hard it is to just change your brakes haha

[@-.__.__.-Rad]

Good Stuff!!! Thanks for taking the time

[@craigbauer5483]

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[@craigbauer5483]

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[@damianfaherty1230]

Great video. I have changed lots of brakes and rotors but never any with the electronic parking brake. Loved the idea of the battery to retract the piston. Since the car battery is in the back I connected the wire to it and held it with clamps. Worked great. I pushed the piston too far out on one side but will deal with that tomorrow.

[@demetriusbaloyi2605]

You sir are a Legend, thank you for a vary nice detailed video.

[@ciprianionutapetroaie7314]

This video of yours is very helpful, I also need to change the discs and plates on my Audi.

[@buttdreads]

“Hey folks” definitely Canadian Hands down best B8 DIY brakes on YT

[@FixitSam]

Thanks! Irish by the way...

[@ekulenwaiku4654]

Straight to the point and clear DIY. Much appreciated.

[@philb707]

I love how easy you made it look to remove that lower caliper bracket bolt. Just stripped mines. 🤦🏿‍♂️

[@garrytennese7364]

Worked like a charm! Very good video. Removing the bolts on the caliper carrier was a bit of a chore!

[@clomagro]

Locktite

[@tubbycustard8866]

Tell me about it omg don't need the gym after this jon

[@shellzhimself]

I had such trouble with the rear brakes on my audi a5. Thank you for this detailed video. That battery trick is a life saver! You are the GOAT!= Greatest Of All Time! 💯 💯 👍🏾

[@richardtetsill1401]

One of the best videos iv saw yet

[@msk3905]

Glad I watched this your trick to retract E Brake is easier than how I have been doing it

[@dondiakow6364]

Beautiful Bird sounds in the background!

[@justinrhenry]

the battery trick saved me lots of $$$$. thank you

[@kennethmackie3702]

Excellent video. Makes the whole job so simple. Changed front and rear discs and pads with no problems. Thanks Sam

[@jaburadebe3587]

Thank you for the wonderful, insightful video. I successfully changed mine today.

[@Icarus410a]

Delightful how to , no bs, to the point, the birds singing in the background....

[@andycoles4588]

Brilliant video and the battery to wind the park brake motor in, genius!!👍🏻 👏 Thank you .

[@justintimeforbrownies5246]

Every video on KZbin should be this simple and to the point , A+

[@icedt2592]

Thank you ! I tried this method today...works perfectly :)

[@irvingguerrero7303]

Excellent video. Thank you for sharing your knowledges.

[@AlexTheGrumpyOne]

nice video and good detail. specially if you haven't got vcds to unwind the calipers.

[@percisionlines]

Nice touch, 12v battery 🤔 would of never conjured that one up, you have saved me a head ache sir. 😉

[@sachellebabbar9005]

Of note: the carrier bracket bolts are stretch bolts, meaning one-time use only. They are specified as 100NM+90 degrees. They have a tendency to not hold if reused. The bolts are only a couple pounds each.

[@Moncho68]

Thanks a lot / Muchas gracias - Barcelona (SPAIN)

[@martinstaczynski8585]

Thanks a lot! Just did my breaks thanks to this 👌

[@davidwade4594]

Great video, thanks buddy 👍🏼

[@hobby4004]

How many Ampers have that batery? Very clear video thanks

[@Dr.Bigglesworth]

Very useful video, thank you! Just a few things I found made my life easier doing this job. An alternative way to remove any of these pesky Audi/VW electrical connectors, that requires no tools, is to push in on the connector, then push down on the retainer, pull back and it comes right off. This is shown in this video kzbin.info/www/bejne/g4e5eKd9r9Vsjas. Instead of the battery to retract the parking brake, you can remove the two screws (T30) holding the brake motor on, rock it a bit, and it comes right off. Then, using a T40 turn the part that is left attached to the caliper clockwise until it stops. Then use your preferred method to push the piston back in (check fluid reservoir before doing this or you may overflow it). When all is back together (pads in, caliper on), you can take up the slack in the parking brake by turning the parking brake screw counter clockwise until it is just snug, then reinstall the brake motor, making sure that the motor shaft lines up.

[@vmfan96]

Awesome trick with the battery. Thanks.

[@atishdeo]

Clean and clear video..nicely done...

[@JayGee6996]

+ on top and - on the bottom to remove or just trial and error until it winds backwards?

[@yurrroskibroski]

Great video. Timeless!!

[@premiumibear6385]

very useful , thank for your videos !

[@markdelrosario3911]

Nice and clean video 👍

[@danielcollins2617]

Great succinct video. Thanks.

[@rossk1241]

Excellent video. Thank you for that 👌👍👍

[@omarkarger7880]

wonderful help video ...thank you very much

[@cameraz99]

Don't you use any brake grease on the tabs of the pads so they slide easily and don't bind? Nice video, btw.

[@kylet3589]

You should always grease the back of the pads with brake grease amd maybe clean up shims too or replace them

[@Misled1]

Very clear explanation. Thanks!

[@biosbank1]

You sir, are a legend... thank you.

[@rafaelrosas2918]

Do u have tonopen the brake fluid container before doind this or keep it closed

[@aliveintruth]

Would I want to open the master cylinder cap beforehand so I don't damage anything when pushing the caliper cylinders in?

[@icedt2592]

Thanks ! Really helpful

[@arkrainflood]

VID REQUEST: please show how to service the differentials (front, center, rear). i have a 2010 a5, (B8, CAEB, 6hp28)

[@raeesstemmet9656]

Great vid. Everything u need to know

[@politicallyincorrect8121]

done this using car battery , thanks for the tip bro , but now tell me please how the hell i can lose bolts on rear caliper holder .. just broke 2 21nuts on the front ,but somehow done that , but now in the back stupid 18 and can't get there with brakebar .. freaking me out this whole shit ...

[@roddydykes7053]

I used a hammer, deep creep, propane and lots of swearing

[@luciusn21]

If I have a program to disengage the EPB motor, is disconnecting the electric connector recommended?

[@AzumaSanSSG]

Am I supposed to have the e brake pressed on before by passing or should I keep it off?

[@rajaster]

I think my caliper piston has popped out..it's not retracting all the way now..any chance to give some advice how to pop it. ack in..mines electric too

[@joeysmith5074]

Just wondering, how many ebrake motors are there to be reset.? One on each side or just one (right/left).?

[@David-gd8tb]

Great video!

[@DANIDANI-ei9zc]

Good job sir , thanks !

[@stefandaniloski7021]

Is it possible to restore the motor with the accumulator from the car, because I don't have a smaller battery?

[@hobby4004]

Perfect. This weekend ill chance it

[@mehavfigetwehmineed]

Can you put it in park and release the handbrake and then change the brakes.?

[@lubomirrohar3129]

what kind of battery you need i did not get that part

[@kylet3589]

Coated rotors should still be cleaned of any grease, it just means the coating does not need to be sanded off prior to use Torque your bolts properly as you may be able to gauge but lots of ppl watching here won't be able to and will strip or not tighten enough

[@clomagro]

Torque wrench? What's that? 😆

[@cammgt3rs370]

I am wondering if I could use chock blocks on the other wheels and removove the parking brake the normal way.

[@kylet3589]

No the parking brake on this car is electronic and not mechanical like most older cars The proper way to do this is with vagcom or obd11 or xtool vag401

[@jeffpatten5193]

I tried just releasing it using the normal way and yes you can remove the pads and the carrier but it is physically impossible to then crank the piston back in at the end of the job. You need to use this trick to release the piston fully.

[@haki3353]

if the rotor at the back is a single disc do i need a single dics aswell or can i go with a dual disc aswell?

[@BadEnergyJohn]

I’m about to do this job, any reason you can’t just leave the parking brake off? Glad I watched this first, though

[@clomagro]

I'm guessing it's so you can trick the computer. So you don't get a brake fault code. Having the parking brake on and then unplugging the connector, and retracting the motor with the battery, tricks the computer. It doesn't see the actuation of the motor. So the computer sees it as on the whole time.

[@JayGee6996]

It doesn’t retract enough, if you watch it’s 5-10 seconds of retraction on here, when you remove the handbrake it’s only 1-2 seconds so you can see it’s only moving enough to back off the pads

[@jackobyrne9769]

Would fully copper wire be okay?

[@northjerseykevin3915]

Great video. Thanks. What brand pads and rotors? I have an Advanced Auto near me. Are they acceptable?

[@cammgt3rs370]

Crap. At least NAPA

[@JayGee6996]

ATE are the manufacturers that Audi use for their OEM brakes, go direct to ATE, they are way cheaper

[@Bruh-fz4vz]

Does the car automatically apply the brake?

[@calvinthow53]

Can someone tell me where to buy the right gauge electrical wire and battery to support it

[@eoganroberts1595]

Ok, done this with the 12v battery method. All seemed good until I got back in the car and the handbrake won’t release and there’s a handbrake malfunction warning. Help!

[@callmebandman1322]

I have a parking brake issue after doing this😕. Help?

[@kyriacosdavis7781]

Does the parking brake need to be engaged before starting?

[@FixitSam]

Needs to be turned off/not engaged

[@simonmalc6352]

Can i use batary 12v 68Ah ?

[@redcat707143]

Good job bro

[@Bellatores02]

On inspection my handbrake was faulty, just recently changed brakes. Can i use the battery technique to make the e-brake grip better?

[@FixitSam]

Doubt that will make any difference to performance.

[@clomagro]

It's all based on the strength of the motor winding the brakes.

[@terry9589]

Do you need to do the battery thing for the electric motor or can you still change the brakes without doing that?

[@sipapito]

Xou need to do the battery trick ,no matter what.

[@terry9589]

@@sipapito I change them last year and didn't need to do the battery trick. Just triple square/torx bit to depress them. Worked like a charm

[@sipapito]

@@terry9589 Did not know that, they all say you got to use a Vag computer or the Battery trick, you retract the e brake manually with the torx ? I want to do them tomorrow but I freaking out battery trick or not sure what to do.

[@terry9589]

@@sipapito Yes its very simple. Here the video I watched to learn what to do. kzbin.info/www/bejne/rXKlZWabhJyqf9U

[@gusamitop5852]

12v ?

[@jeromegabriel1256]

Don’t you need to put grease too on the pads?

[@chrisnash892]

I tried the battery option and for some reason the caliper is all he way out and it will not retract. Any help would be greatly appreciated

[@jakedavis8353]

Do you need to bleed these brakes too? Or are they okay since they’re ran on a motor

[@FixitSam]

No need to bleed unless you remove a house or bleed nipple.

[@lukaszM46]

is this brake assembly code 1KW?

[@KevyMotorSport]

why did you not push leaver the piston back after you wound the motor back 2min mark

[@blizteredthumbs7911]

as a fellow irish man you'll appreciate when i say ...thats fucking genius lol, obd? vcds? fuck that, gimmie some AA batteries and hold my beer! :) great video

[@joshuanewell3798]

Is this the noise I hear when I shut my car off possibly?

[@msk3905]

How many amps is that 12v battery

[@uhjk91]

Great video. How did you jack it up and put it on axle stands. Is there a video for that? Thanks

[@JanMorkusXL]

start with the handbrake on? Or allowed ??

[@FixitSam]

Handbrake off of course or it would be locked!

[@JayMayne902]

@@FixitSam at the start of the video, i swear you said the hand break is on and youre leaving it on?

[@gabrieln91]

You said in the video handbrake on

[@bruceseagraves]

Great video, can you do a video on front brake replacement with this vehicle?

[@RacyGex]

Please only apply the grease on the center of the disc on the edge not all over the hub. because the grease traps the heat and heat damage the disc

[@sachellebabbar9005]

Stop giving advice.

[@RacyGex]

@@sachellebabbar9005 why??

[@k222eev]

@@RacyGex cause it's anti seize grease. The only thing anyone didn't said, that he didn't grease the sliding pins with special grease and front of brake pads with copper grease, didn't use a torque wrench. That's a proper job.

[@달룡-b5g]

Hello Do you use 12v battery?

[@FixitSam]

Yes

[@달룡-b5g]

@@FixitSam Thank you

[@Jack-Surreal_Panes]

I just tried it and it worked. I unplugged the wire from the housing. I had a 12v car batter and added 2 wires to it. on the caliper is the male end of the plug. Inside you see 2 flat pins. Carefully touch 1 wire to 1 and 2nd the other, watch to see if the piston moves out or in. If nothing, then good. let run about 10 sec until stops. If reversed , you will see the piston move out. Once I figured this all out, only changing pads on rear the 2nd one took 10 minutes from tire off to tire back on.

[@Jack-Surreal_Panes]

Awesome and it worked. I was hoping not to try to torx those bolts out.

[@sipapito]

@@Jack-Surreal_Panes

[@156nunez]

I did this and now it stays saying parking brake malfunction,how can i erased that from the display?

[@clomagro]

Need a scan tool. Did you unplug the connector while the key was on?

[@kakkiaanen]

job well done

[@dongxi110101]

how smoothly

[@mrsolodolo5770]

Can you not just chock the other wheels and disengage handbrake rather than wind callipers back?

[@oleglvl]

No, electric brake wont retract fully.