How to rebuild rear brake caliper - VW Audi Skoda Seat - New piston and seals (COMPLETE GUIDE)

This video is showing how you can handle with seized brake caliper, in this particular case we have brake caliper from AUDI A4 2.5 tdi, 38mm piston diameter. But many same calipers are in different cars like passat golf etc. Video is showing how to change old seals and brake piston. To be able to use it again for long time. ( COMPLETE GUIDE ) !

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[philb]

Great video, in the process of doing this, couple questions.
1. Do you have a link to the exact seeger ring pliers? I bought some but they arent long enough
2. How did you know what position to put the ebrake arm back on in?
3. What is the grease in the small squeeze tube that you used?

[swampwader]

A level of skill and attention to detail rarely seen in a commercial environment - I’d take a properly rebuilt OEM caliper over a cheapo reman 100% of the time. Well done. 👍

[stevecobratei]

It's great to see there are still people willing to rebuild calipers.
Just one way different.
Do not put grease in the O ring grooves. Grease the O ring are it's installed. Why? Because the grease under the O ring will make it tighter and wear out fast. O rings only need lube on the surface that moves.
Great video 😅

[vempriex]

Explains why calipers are expensive with such small parts. Glad it can be a rebuilt and excellent video.

[K-by]

Great video, very detailed.
Just finished this job and I would like to add one bit of information in case someone needs it.
You MUST compress the handbrake mechanism before you install its circlip. If you don't you will never be able to properly seat it and the handbrake will not work.
I used my brake calliper wind back tool with a suitable socket to hold it down while getting the circlip in place.
You can check afterwards by manually operating the handbrake lever and seeing if the piston continues out which is the correct way.

[oberon]

One of the best videos showing the handbrake self-adjuster parts inside the brake piston.
However, you did put the spring and bearing back to the brake piston in opposite direction compared to the position they were installed when you took them out.

[dirkvanbesien]

Goede en leerzame video. Ik was vooral benieuwd naar het mechanisme van de handrem. Nochtans opletten voor mensen die niet volledig op de hoogte zijn van remtechniek. Remmen blijven zeer belangrijk en ik vrees voor de amateur technieker die fouten gaat maken. Voor hen is het misschien beter om een nieuwe te kopen of het werk uit te geven aan een ervaren technieker.

[alemar]

Veoma pedantno, veoma precizno, veoma poučno i korisno za sve kojima ne smeta da malo zaprljaju ruke.Hvala majstore 👍🏻🙏🏻

[MikeFord]

Great video! I was looking for this exact thing about 6 months ago and coulnd't find anything as well detailed as your video. You have a new subscriber.

[leemathoo]

This takes a lot of skill and tools, I will be just replacing the whole caliper. Great video, keep it up

[Eye-it-azz]

You’re a God, I’ve looked everywhere on earth on how to rebuild my Kia Rio calipers, i was about to spend $120 on 2 new rear ones.
Video says Volkswagen but the caliper is the same as a Kia Rio’s

[loriracicot]

Thank you. Its very much appreciated. As a heavy duty mechanic I enjoyed your work. Keep it up

[brad]

Great video! Can you explain how the handbrake lever pushes the piston out at the start of the video but the piston returns when using the lever at the end?

[mohammedafzal]

Top class video best on YouTube I have ever seen please load up more. Kind regards from uk.

[figjam]

Great instructional video. Congratulations. One comment I would like to make is I have never seen that type of contamination before on a brake caliper. It is like a gooey oily substance. Normally they are covered in dry brake dust.

[eddypondant]

Great job, but do you know if it's possible to get the whole handbrake mechanism, which fits into the caliper? In advance, thank you for your response.

[honestreview]

You should try refurbing an mk7 golf rear caliper with electronic hand brake. When I took the piston out of mine I found out its way more complicated. There loads of tiny ball bearings inside and some tiny springs that need to placed around a thread inside the caliper. I had to buy a new caliper.

[tigron.]

Amazing job ! No Lyrics, just clean work. I thank you for this video !

[hammerchisel]

If I were to remove the cable lever to oil behind, since there's spring tension on it when its up against the stop, I need to take the torx bolt out and let the cable lever push the base bracket around to release the tension and use that position as a market to refit both and move them back round to right position.

[asdifsodkfs]

7:06 I see that you used the Bosch Superfit grease when fitting the manual brake mechanism in the caliper. Why did you not use the red/violet paste also here or the silicone paste? Doesn't this manual brake mechanism come in contact with the brake fluid? I'm planning to rebuild my calipers by myself and I'm stuck on what lubricants to use. :(