Help with rear Brake caliper

[rosiedan]

Hi

I hope someone can help me ?

My Mechanic was changing the rear disks and came across a star shaped bolt that holds the rear calipers together. After trying all of his unusual sockets he could not find one that fits.

Is this a special vw fitting and where can I get hold of one? I haven't tried vw yet as usually they give it all the 'you better bring the car in sir'

Can anyone give me any ideas?

Many thanks.

[SI-R32]

Its a 12 point multi splined tool, check on eBay its m14 for the rears or if you want a VW tool go and order t10035 from VW its about 12 quid if you do a search on Google for t10035 and click images it will show u what it is,  fyi its very very tight

[rosiedan]

Thank you

Thats great !!!!!!!!!!!

I'll take a look into this.

[rosiedan]

Nice one just found the bit on ebay £4.50 with postage

Thank you v much?

[DaveB@Vagbremtechnic]

You won't get it undone with the car ona jack or axle stands.

Up on the ramp and you'll need a breaker bar at least 2-3ft long to shift it not cos it's tight but because there's little room to move the bar hence its spline so you can get on it.

[Bane]

You won't get it undone with the car ona jack or axle stands.

Up on the ramp and you'll need a breaker bar at least 2-3ft long to shift it not cos it's tight but because there's little room to move the bar hence its spline so you can get on it.

If they are so tight from the factory,are these single use stretch bolts and need to be replaced once removed,or are they just torqued up so tight because they're part of the braking system?
Just interested to know as I may have to replace a rear wheel bearing sometime soon.