Removing Front Brake Pads . . . Easy Question

**Who Needs 8** · 10-21-2008 02:57 PM

Easy Question here . . .

On the front brakes: are the two hex bolts on the back side of the caliper what I need to remove to get the caliper off and access the pads?

And, any tips on just how to do this without breaking a knuckle?

**John1.8T** · 10-21-2008 04:27 PM

You need to remove the 19mm bolts that hold the caliper on.

**Who Needs 8** · 10-21-2008 06:03 PM

Originally Posted by John1.8T

You need to remove the 19mm bolts that hold the caliper on.

Ok, help me out here. There are no 19mm bolts there.

I did use the wrong temrminology earlier.

What I meant ask: are the Socket Head Cap Screws on the back of the caliper what I need to unscrew?

Or are the two hex head bolts (larger than 19mm) what I need to unscrew (that look to me like they hold the entire wheel assembly together).

You have to excuse me, I work much better with exploded view drawings (I draw them for a living, lol).

**DoThisMyWay** · 10-21-2008 08:25 PM

Check this out: http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel137.shtml

**Quattro** · 10-21-2008 08:35 PM

good write up!, I never used one...but it looks correct

**supamannn99** · 10-21-2008 09:11 PM

yep i used that writeup and quattro's help to do mine myself. you need a caliper retractor tool from autozone

**Phrost** · 10-21-2008 09:26 PM

Use the writeup. There are only two guide pins (look like bolts) you have to remove because it is a floating caliper assembly. Remove the two pins, then shimmy the caliper off

**dobos100** · 10-21-2008 09:33 PM

Originally Posted by Who Needs 8

Easy Question here . . .

On the front brakes: are the two hex bolts on the back side of the caliper what I need to remove to get the caliper off and access the pads?

And, any tips on just how to do this without breaking a knuckle?

My caliper has 4 bolts total per side, im pretty sure yours does as well and there is plenty of room, you wont break any knuckles.

**Who Needs 8** · 10-22-2008 07:51 AM

Originally Posted by DoThisMyWay

Check this out: http://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel137.shtml

THANKS!!!! I knew there had to be a write up out there somewhere, but I couldn't find it. That webpage needs to be submitted to yahoo or something so that it comes up in searches.

Those dust caps are what threw me off . . . this is why I ask, because I would have been removing the wrong bolts.

I'm just trying to get in there to clean them and apply a little disc brake quite because they've been squeaking, but there's still plenty of pad left (25k miles).