Hi all,

 

Just after a quick confirmation. My Mrs Golf MK6 2.0 tdi Match 2011 needed new rear pads & discs. 

 

I went to carpartsforless for the bits & was advised I needed a fitting kit (metal shims).

 

When I came to fit them, the current pads had no shims fitted so I didn't bother. I did offer them up but they seemed wrong.

 

Everything seems to have gone back together & is working fine however SWMBO had seem a youtube video where some bloke has fitted some form of shim  to a similar looking caliper (although he needed to hammer the pads in place).

 

It seems there are various different rear calipers for the MK6.

 

Attached is a pic of the caliper & the pads.  

 

Can anyone confirm that these should or should not have some sort of shim fitted?

 

Thanks in advance

 

Have you got build code 1KD for the rear brakes? These have 253x10mm rear brake discs and are part of a TRW brake system.

 

Lots of different rear brakes on the Golf MK6 1KD 1KE 1KF 1KS 1KT 1KV 1KW 1KY 1KZ

https://www.lllparts.co.uk/catalogs/vw/RDW/GOLF/649/6

 

TRW GDB1330 1KD

https://www.autodoc.co.uk/trw/2191943

 

https://www.amazon.co.uk/TRW-GDB1330-Brake-Pad/dp/B00DPIB6DO/ref=sr_1_2?crid=18E6156UWGTLU&keywords=trw+gdb1330&qid=1662841397&sprefix=trw+gdb1330%2Caps%2C59&sr=8-2

 

Edited 10 September, 20223 yr by Carlston

Thanks for the reply. Yes it does have 1KD as the build code.

 

They seem fine without the shim & the set before didn't have them.

 

I've looked at various guides & how to videos now & most don't have shims fitted including the autodoc video. They can't all be wrong?

 

(Some are titled for a MK5 but the calipers & pads look the same). 

 

I guess, if it seems ok without, it probably is???

The shims are there to reduce brake noise.

 

Many aftermarket brake pads don't include them because they are not noisy even without the shims.

 

If your brakes aren't noisy without them, then you don't need them.

Brilliant thank you. Just threw me a tiny bit. They look the same as the rear brakes on my mk1 Fabia vRS & that does have shims.

 

Thanks again