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Offline Sam89

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Help changing front pads cupra?
« on: November 13, 2012, 10:53:05 am »
Is there a how to guide on this, I have a cupra k1 so I have the big calipers,
How do I take the calipers off to change the pads?

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Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
« Reply #1 on: November 13, 2012, 11:00:24 am »
On the back on the caliper there should be 2 plastic caps... remove those and use a 7mm hex socket to remove the guide pins. You then should be able to put the caliper off the carrier, pull the pads out and install the new ones.  :happy2:

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Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
« Reply #2 on: November 13, 2012, 11:09:49 am »
On the back on the caliper there should be 2 plastic caps... remove those and use a 7mm hex socket to remove the guide pins. You then should be able to put the caliper off the carrier, pull the pads out and install the new ones.  :happy2:

Thanks mate!
I just wasn't sure on which bolts to remove, sure ill crack it now   :happy2:

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Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
« Reply #3 on: November 13, 2012, 12:40:58 pm »
Some useful info for you here; http://www.seatcupra.net/forums/showthread.php?t=192247

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Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
« Reply #4 on: November 13, 2012, 04:44:02 pm »
Thanks guys!
Got these fitted today took me less than an hour,
Only thing I found was the pads I had bought had wear sensors and my old pads don't and I couldn't find anywhere to connect it to?
Ended up chopping the wire off, alls fine tho  :happy2:

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Re: Help changing front pads cupra?
« Reply #5 on: November 13, 2012, 05:32:09 pm »
Should be on the passenger side. There is a 2 wire loom which come out of the arch to the right of the suspension strut, where one cable is the ABS and one cable is the wear sensor.  :happy2: