How-To: Change the MK7 Golf R Rear-Brakes w/ Electronic Parking Brake 

Not necessarily true, I just attempted this on my wife’s 2016 A3 S - Line and the rotors would not come off as the carrier was keeping it from being removed. Mind you we are in Canada

@@Emilio-it7tk Needs to be the S3, the offset on the hub is different on the A3 making the hat of the rotor deeper and fouling up when you tried to remove it !

I'd be nervous as well with that red paint. Be careful!

@@AdamChandler86 I’m legit gonna wrap and hold each caliper with a rag haha! Hopefully it goes nice and smooth next week when I do it!

@@AdamChandler86 I’m surprised you didn’t have to remove that retaining clip. I guess that’s just for if you do pads only. I’m gonna try and avoid it but when I pry the pads out I guess be gentle haha! Luckily no rust down here in Florida lol

LOL> we’ve all been there!

Hey dude. I've just done my front brakes on my Mk7 GTI and gonna now tackle the back. Please advise on weather the rear piston needs to be rotated and pushed at the same time or if it just needs to be pushed back in without rotation. I have the e-brake set up and the coding to retract the motor so that's all good.

@@joshua4859 On types with EPB, the piston pushes back, once the EPB is in service mode. It doesn’t have the threaded piston like a std handbrake model.

Oof, and it's just one side? Both left and right? Sometimes that's indicative of an E-Brake issue. You can take the rotors to a shop and see if you have warping but again, that usually doesn't effect both sides. I'm not really an expert here but in your shoes, I'd probably bleed brakes, calibrate E-Brake, replace pads & rotors and then go back to normal driving and if it happens again, then have a professional look at it. OOH maybe when the brake pad carrier is off, you can make sure the pistons aren't stuck, use a wind-back tool and make sure that the pad carrier bolt has a good amount of grease on it.

@@AdamChandler86 Yes, both sides have almost same amount of wear. I don’t think there’s a problem actually. Car drives well without hesitation, I mean it cruises smoothly. I’ll take it to VW service soon for pad replacement. I’ll ask them if it’s normal or caused by any external factor. Because I read from other people which they have same thing(rear brakes finishing sooner than fronts) with their electronic hand braked vws. Imo, when you use hillholder or activated electronic hand brake, it releases the brake after some time of clutching point. There is a slight delay which might cause such wear. I don’t use it often but maybe previous owner was using it without thinking. I can’t blame him but obviously vw’s electronic braking is a technology to avoid.

thank you so much. I had a terrible time with this. I hope others can benefit from your comment. Glad I don't have to do this for a few more years :)

You should warn for this..... I had a terrible time following your video too, until I found a video of someone who actually knew what he was doing... maybe even take the video down cause it just doesn't do any good this way.

Perhaps reset/re-do the E-Brake VCDS/Vag-Com steps again and make sure you did everything? This Wiki goes through the process - wiki.ross-tech.com/wiki/index.php/Working_on_the_Electro-Mechanical_Parking_Brake_(EPB)

Yes-sir, no pad sensor on the rear.

7 sounds right. Honestly I can't remember. I just tried a few from the kit until it fit.

@@AdamChandler86 Its a 6.

I have no idea. How did you manage that? Just buy Golf R rear brakes?

The electric handbrake module I know some have or have tried to do it manually. It’s just not advised. If you can find someone who has a coding tool computer, it makes the job much easier.

@@AdamChandler86 i have done it is easy with out scanner i have winded back no problem it is working perfict mate anyway thank you mate you dont nead scanner you can do with out scanner

You only need VAG-COM if you have an electronic E-Brake. If you have a hand brake, you can do this w/o the software.

@@AdamChandler86 I got a question. What if your replacing the rear bearing and ABS sensor, do you still need that software?

If you are removing the caliper, you probably have to compress the disk. Most people shouldn't just replace the rotor and not the pads but it can be done. The compression is usually because the new pads are thicker. The new rotor will also be thicker by a couple of millimeter. Best to rent a caliper compression kit just in case you need it.

OK thanks

Hi. Anti-Sieze. I live in a very high rust area so this keeps the rotor from getting stuck to the hub.

that is good to know

is that true? then why does the piston have all the holes to rotate it while pushing? thanks for the info that was my concern before doing my rear brakes on my Mk7.5 2018 Golf R, thanks

This is not true at all

Can you wind motor backwith out computre connicting and than press specail tool to press piston back or not in electric hand break or you of to use computer to wind piston on these cars

SWEET.

You won't need the Pro for this. There's an android app called OBDELEVEN that's cheaper that a lot of people are buying instead now.

I sure hope you bought a obdeleven it’s about $500 cheaper and licensed by the Volkswagen Group aka VAG😂

Can find it for a dollar cheaper on ecs tuning

I just hope people read the comments and see this before taking this up. It's the first time I"ve done the brakes on this car.

Adam Chandler you should find out before making this video😉

Is that all you need to change the pads?

Yes

Thank you for this video and the comments, I couldn't get my head in there to see what size or kind of bolt it was holding the caliper on. 7mm hex is what it was.

Anti-Seize. Thanks for asking. Lots of rust up here so it makes removing the rotor simpler.

@@AdamChandler86 damn sorry I’m years late but thanks!!!

Gotta make that money!

@@AdamChandler86 with your automotive content or your body 😂? OnlyFans is really a platform for Eros to take place my dude.

I post photos of motorcycles. It’s going great!

Carrier bolts are tightened to 200ft lb if you’re wondering why you can’t get them off put a little extra force into it