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Offline bower

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removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« on: October 08, 2013, 03:03:07 pm »
hi can anyone confirm that the rear brake disk on a gti will not come off without removing the carrier or not?
if not can u undo these bolts with regular tools and on axle stands as ive heard u cant

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Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« Reply #1 on: October 08, 2013, 04:50:46 pm »
They won't come off without taking off the caliper carriers, and you need a splined tool to undo them, mine were pig to undo a lot of force to get them undone
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Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« Reply #2 on: October 17, 2013, 10:36:28 pm »
Yeh you need the take the caliper off. I had to go to MachineMart and buy a spline set. Was only £17.99 comes with splines 12-18 which is all you need for the Golf. Strong being impact can use with power bar or Air Gun.

http://www.machinemart.co.uk/shop/product/details/clarke-pro216-4-piece-impact-spline-set?da=1&TC=SRC-clarke+spline


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Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« Reply #3 on: October 20, 2013, 12:01:00 pm »
I did mine on my tdi without taking the carrier off.

Just gave the disk a whack with a hammer and twisted it out, then slid the new one in and all was done!
How hard can it be?

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Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« Reply #4 on: October 20, 2013, 12:36:02 pm »
I did mine on my tdi without taking the carrier off.

Just gave the disk a whack with a hammer and twisted it out, then slid the new one in and all was done!

On a MK V ?

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Re: removing rear disks without removing caliper carrier
« Reply #5 on: October 20, 2013, 01:17:16 pm »
The tdi has smaller discs (unless you have a 170bhp)?
Used to have Edition 30 - number 009 and a GT TDI 140.
Now have an S4 B8 Avant (stage 2)