IDIOTS GUIDE - How to Replace the Front Brake Pads and Discs on a Mk7 VW Golf in under an hour.

This is a complete newbie end to end DIY guide for replacing the Brake Pads and Discs on your Mk7 VW Golf. A really easy job and you will end up only paying about a third of the cost of paying a mechanic to do the job.

[@aleksandrorlov3036]

Thank you for posting this, mate! Very helpful

[@petermergen3848]

Please make the Job again , the Brake Pads are different !!! You got 2 same Pads for the Outsides and 2 different Pads for the INSIDE ...pay Attention to the direction of travel for the INSIDE Pads !!!! Iam from Germany ,my English is as Bad as You have this Job done.

[@nikolaykuhta5120]

Thank you very much! Great video with very good explanations

[@HowtoMan]

Glad you found the video useful. Thanks for watching. Please remember to subscribe.

[@user-hn2dh7ut7j]

Good job

[@rickardkarlmats4945]

You should always use a pallet jack to be safe, on case the Car Jack breaks. You don’t want the car on top of you.

[@festimnimani]

left side you change wrong right side correct

[@craigsooman7901]

Great video. Do you need to bleed the brakes after having released the cap on the brake fluid reservoir? Many thanks.

[@HowtoMan]

The reservoir was still half full so there was no need to bleed the system as no air got in the system. If the reservoir was really low you may have to think about it, but if not you have no problem at all. When the job was finished I made sure I pumped the brakes lots of times to check all was fine, and sure enough, everything was perfect. Thanks for watching, glad you found it useful. Remember to subscribe.

[@cfldriven]

Torque values?

[@alarce129]

@@smithy1833 Thank you for that important information.

[@calebspaeth4287]

what about a nice can of breakcleaner for the win ? ;-)

[@alanpatterson2759]

Torque the bolts to the proper specs. Invest money saved on the brake job for a torque wrench and either at least a G clamp or a cheap rewind tool.

[@HowtoMan]

Very good point!!! Thanks for the comment.

[@HowtoMan]

You are definitely right though mate. I just replaced the front and rear brakes on my daughters VW Polo last weekend. I had to go out and buy a brake rewind tool for the rear brakes and I thought to myself, why on earth did I not buy this tool earlier.@@alanpatterson2759

[@mikerittmanreborn4955]

THIS MAN WEARS NO SOCKS WITH TRAINER'S. SO HIS FEET WILL REALLY SMELL

[@AnthGott]

You put the pads in the wrong way.

[@SelfElevate-fh6xh]

Thats crazy - I've now been driving it for over a year, and they still work fine????? @anthgott please share what is the impact of them being in the wrong way as they seem fine to me??

[@AnthGott]

@@SelfElevate-fh6xh I've got the documents on pc I'll have to have a look, I'm sure it won't cause a problem tbh.

[@SelfElevate-fh6xh]

@@AnthGott Thanks for confirming mate - I have never noticed a problem, so good to hear the brakes wont fail 🙂.

[@AnthGott]

@@SelfElevate-fh6xh hello sorry for the late reply. Apparently you will have uneven disc wear.

[@SelfElevate-fh6xh]

@@AnthGott Thanks for the heads up mate. I will check the wear and see how it is fairing.