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Well..it would depend on the year since there are different suspension setups. I have an 85 GTI with 4wheel disc. The front are different than the rear. The front are pretty typical. You remove two bolts with a 6mm (or 7mm) Allen head. Then you pull these out which frees up the part of the caliper with the piston..you can slide this out (towards front of vehicle) and then use a large C-clamp to compress the piston back in. Put your new pads in like the old ones were and put it all back together. It will be a bit soft on the pedal till the piston sets itself on the new pads tight.
The rear are a little different as you have to disconnect the E-Brake cables and use a different procedure to compress the pistons back in. Otherwise it is pretty much similar with the two bolts (not Allen this time) needed to be removed. The caliper then slides out towards the rear of the vehicle) The one thing I found out was that the rear pistons are supposed to use a special tool to compress the pistons back in. I was able to use my C-clamp..compress it a little..then I used some channellock pliers to turn the piston ...clockwise...I would have to compress, turn, compress,turn etc.
At least this is how it is with the '85 GTI..not sure how long this style was used.
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