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Offline heady2010

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standard brake measurements
« on: June 14, 2010, 01:33:01 pm »
Hi, could anyone tell me the minimum thickness for front and rear discs and pads on a golf gti 55 plate, cheers.

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Re: standard brake measurements
« Reply #1 on: August 30, 2010, 03:46:30 pm »
Front disc min thickness = 24mm (although new ones have 22mm - the GTI-specific figure is still 24mm),
Front pads are 2mm friction lining.

Rear disc min thickness = 10mm,
Rear pads are 2mm.

This http://vwts.ru/brake/g5/g5_46-01.pdf should help, as found here: http://www.mk5golfgti.co.uk/forum/index.php/topic,1797.0.html
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