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How to Replace the Rear Brake Pads on a VW Golf 4

Model: Volkswagen Golf Golf IV, Golf 4, MK 4 - Years: 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003
Part: Brake pads

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Replacing the rear brake pads is quite straightforward, but there is a particularity: to retract the caliper piston, you must rotate it while pushing it in. There is a special tool for this procedure, but you can easily do it yourself using a C-clamp to press the piston while rotating it with needle-nose pliers or a tool used to lock the disc of a horizontal grinder, commonly known as a flex.

It is advisable to work in pairs: while one holds the piston in tension, the other rotates it.


Updated on 23 February 2026 by ScegliAuto


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