Hi everyone,

I spent two hours in understanding how to dismantle the front brake caliper of my Octavia 2012 1.6TD and them mount a new pair (the old ones were... ehm... a bit off) and... when I got to the other side I realized the second brake pads I bought have a cable attached to one of them (the wear sensor, I assume). Unfortunately, I dont see a similar cable on the ones still mounted on the car neither I've seen one on the side I've already done.

The pads I bought are Ferodo FDB1398 and had them from Mister-auto. I re-checked with their site right now and it seems that all the pads they say fit to my car have the cable attached. Also on the Ferodo website catalogue the shown pads have a cable.

Any suggestion? My car currently has new pads on one wheel and old ones on the other and I don't want to go around this way!

Hi,

 

Here in the UK the pad wear sensor is on the near side, so that would be the drivers side in Italy, how ever if you don't have the wiring on the car, I would just cut the wire from the old pad if it has the wire and connect the wire to the car and "short" out the wires from the pad, otherwise the pad wear light will be on.

 

If you don't have wear sensors, just cut the wire from the pad otherwise it might get tangled up in the brakes as there is no mount for it.

 

Hope this helps to get you mobile

 

Trev

Thanks Trev. Actually, I was just thinking if cutting the new pad wire "and forget it" could've been a viable solution. I'm more on mech things than on electrical ones and didn't was to make a mistake.

The side I still have to do IS the LH one and – as said – I didn't find any cable connection in it.

What still puzzles me is the fact that ALL the pads suggested by the online vendor AND the only type sold by Ferodo (the one I bought) do have the cable... but my car has not.

If its not on the car, then just cut the wire off the pads, if not already done, it will be ok.

 

Trev