Brake Job without VCDS

[Outie Essex]

So I have seen a video that shows how to do the rear set without using a vagcom. Does anyone on here have experience doing it this way? It seems pretty straight forward but I'm a bit cautious and would love some feedback. Thanks.

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The video is here and here is another one with a different way of retracting it.

[John_Kaufmann]

I used OBD11 and it works great

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[Outie Essex]

I fully plan on getting either an OBDeleven or Ross-Tech but my brake job is happening tomorrow.

[JeremyCowgill]

I did mine with Carista app and Amazon BT dongle

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[Valpo A7]

If the dash light saying change your brakes just came on then you have done tine still. I drove mine for about 2 weeks before changing brakes without problems of damaging the rotors. When the light first comes on you have about 2 - 3 mm of oaf remaining.

[Bailster]

I turned the rear brakes by hand and it worked just fine.( take off the parking brake motor)

[pfar54]

You can buy the Carista dongle from Amazon for around $15. They give you a free trial period to use their software. This is what I used. I then canceled the membership right after.

[galvatron3369]

You can do it with a large enough battery with reverse polarity on the caliper's piston motor. Just listen and be careful not to wind it back to far.
I did this on 2 past a4s and an a6 no issues. Granted now I do it with obdeleven.

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[Outie Essex]

Well it worked like a charm. I hooked it up to a 12 PSU and backed it out. Changed the rotors and pads and when I turned the car back on the motor reset the piston. Perfect as can be.

[galvatron3369]

Well it worked like a charm. I hooked it up to a 12 PSU and backed it out. Changed the rotors and pads and when I turned the car back on the motor reset the piston. Perfect as can be.

MacGyver would be proud.

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