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Post by b700kap on Jan 27, 2019 19:15:48 GMT
Hi. I am Mihai. I have OBDeleven pro and tommorow i am planing to change brake pads for a friend on an audi a3 2.0tdi 150hp quattro. How can i release electrical caliper out and in for this change?
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Post by jackal28 on Feb 13, 2019 17:54:40 GMT
Honestly it's much easier to just remove the electric brake from the back of the caliper before removing the caliper. It is just two bolts in the plastic electric motor housing behind the caliper. One on top. The other is on the bottom. The only thing is th hat if you use this method you will need a brake pad clamp to press back the pads while turning counterclockwise.
As soon as the electric motor is released it's fairly straight forward. Otherwise, there is a parking brake release mode which can be set via obdII. One, you should keep a battery main th sine on the car during a rear break job, and finally, and most important, do not activate or deactivate the parking brake unless brakes are fully assembled. I've rebuilt one of these calipers before and it is a huge pain if you accidentally activate the parking break while off the vehicle. Honestly though, removing the electronic brake is probably the easiest way then messing with the obdII at all, and you can rent the brake pad clamping tool from most auto shops if you dont already have a kit.
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