Audi Q5 Rear Brake Caliper Tool
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Audi q5 rear brake caliper tool. The electronic parking brake in your q5 relies on an electric motor at each rear wheel to engage and disengage the parking brake replacing the mechanical units of the past. This article applies to the audi q5 2008 2016. If you are replacing the caliper place the drain pan under the caliper to catch any brake fluid. Professional car wheel cylinder disc brake pad calliper piston rewind tool kit.
You may have to register before you can post. Was 229 00 10 off. In the olden days you would just manually push the brake caliper s piston back so you can remove the old pads and make room for new pads or discs. Get the best deals on brake caliper parts for audi q5 when you shop the largest online selection at.
Bavarian autosport brake caliper windback 3 8 part. Bav es3673901 more info q5 hybrid prestige q5 tdi prem plus s q5 tdi premiumplus q5 tdi prestige and q5 tdi prestige s sport utility 2013 16. The problem is electronic motors have a limited shelf life and when they die your parking brake is only half as effective. However changing your brake pads or brake discs on your volkswagen or audi gets tricky when the car has an epb.
The brake system is considered to be one of the hardest working systems in your audi q5. Diy rear brake pads audiworld forums i knew there had to be a way to retract the electromechanical parking brake without a vag com. Rear caliper retracting tool. Click the register link above to proceed.
After all your brake parts sacrifice themselves to save you. As it turns out one can replace the rear brake pads on audi and vw equipped with electronic parking brake epb with no vag com. The electromechanical parking brake is a 12 volt motor that engages and retracts the rear brakes. The rear calipers are slightly different from the front calipers.
This article applies to the audi q5 2009 2016. To retract the rear wheel parking brake you will need access to a 12 volt battery and two jumper wires. 2014 audi q5 tdi rear caliper release help needed if this is your first visit be sure to check out the faq by clicking the link above. Using a line wrench remove the line fitting from the caliper.
Replace with the new caliper ensuring you are using the correct one for the side because these are side dependent. The brake pads should be replaced after 50 000 or so miles depending on how hard you use your brakes.