Removing and installing brake caliper, rear brake CII 41: VW Golf Cabriolet

🧭 Before you start

Fits: VW Golf Cabriolet (517, 2011–2016)

• Opens: brake fluid

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• Unscrew both securing bolts from brake caliper; to do this, counterhold on guide pin.
• Firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.Check brake fluid level.

📋 Procedure

1. Remove rear wheels.
2. Unhook handbrake cable (1) from lever on brake caliper (2).
3. Press locking lugs (3) together and remove handbrake cable from bracket (4) on brake caliper.
4. Connect bleed bottle bleed hose (1) to brake caliper bleed valve and open bleed valve.
5. Apply brake pedal actuatorV.A.G 1869/2.

6. Close bleeder valve and remove bleeder bottle.
7. Loosen threaded connection, brake pipe (3) to brake hose (2).
8. Pull off retaining clip (1) and remove brake hose (2) from bracket.
9. Unscrew both securing bolts from brake caliper; to do this, counterhold on guide pin.
10. Pull brake caliper off brake carrier.
11. Secure brake caliper to brake carrier with new self-locking bolts.
12. Screw brake pipe (3) to brake hose (2) and secure with retaining clip (1).
13. Guide handbrake cable through bracket (4) on brake caliper until locking lugs (3) engage.
14. Attach handbrake cable (1) to lever (2) on brake caliper.
15. Bleed brake system .
16. Adjust handbrake .
17. Fit wheels. [Note: Firmly depress brake pedal several times with vehicle stationary so that the brake pads are properly seated in their normal operating position.Check brake fluid level.]

🎬 Related video tutorial

Independent AUTODOC tutorial for the same job, filmed on a different model (T5 TRANSPORTER Van) — the technique carries over, the fasteners and figures on this page are the ones for your car.

How to change rear brake caliper on VW T5 TRANSPORTER Van

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