3 hours ago, JGO said:

Is it really necessary to remove the caliper retaining bracket? I'm pretty sure on my 2015 1,2 TSI it is sufficient to remove the caliper.

Yes it is with my discs, as I'd prefer not to🤣

It's to do of the depth of the disc, the part of the disc that fits over the hub would be deeper that yours, reason you can't just slip it off with the bracket still in place. Annoying, but true. I'll take some more pictures when I get around to replacing them again. 

Edited 5 February, 20242 yr by Phoenixboy

From memory on the front yes but on the rear no.

Well I've just rung a Skoda main dealer parts department up, they confirmed that the rear m14 headed carrier bracket bolts were reusable, they reasue them. It's the front slide bolts that you could replace at £2.65 plus vat each. Some after market pads come with them, anyway. I've also bought some medium strength locktight, which I'll be using on all the bolts when I start the job. 

Just bought the pads and discs, too. 

I'll do them once I have a decent day to do them and I'm off work. 

On 06/02/2024 at 13:43, Phoenixboy said:

Well I've just rung a Skoda main dealer parts department up, they confirmed that the rear m14 headed carrier bracket bolts were reusable, they reasue them. It's the front slide bolts that you could replace at £2.65 plus vat each. Some after market pads come with them, anyway. I've also bought some medium strength locktight, which I'll be using on all the bolts when I start the job. 

Just bought the pads and discs, too. 

I'll do them once I have a decent day to do them and I'm off work. 

I've never replaced the front slide bolts and I've changed the front pads 3 times on my 2020 Octavia and disks once. I've just used locktite. It's a very easy job.

 

As for the rears how do you push the piston back in? Do you use a standard caliper piston tool?

Front caliper slide bolts rarely need replacing unless they are somehow severely corroded pitted, or damaged. In which case you should check the guide bushes aren't worn or damaged as well. They just need a quick clean and very light coating of brake grease applied (but not on the threads). Tighten 30Nm

 

They don't need loctite either.

 

Edited 8 February, 20242 yr by xman

7 hours ago, gm73 said:

I've never replaced the front slide bolts and I've changed the front pads 3 times on my 2020 Octavia and disks once. I've just used locktite. It's a very easy job.

 

As for the rears how do you push the piston back in? Do you use a standard caliper piston tool?

Yes for the rear caliper pistons I used a rewind kit, I also have the manual handbrake. The hardest part to the job is taking the rear caliper brackets m14 headed bolts off, due to their access. I've increased my tool collection so hopefully I'll get them off a little easier the second time around rather than going through the rear coil spring to reach them and get enough torque on them to get them off.  

Edited 8 February, 20242 yr by Phoenixboy

I ve just done my Octavia tdi 2016, the rear carrier didn't need to be removed, the disk, with a bit of a wiggle can slide under, initially though, it appeared as if they would not....  there are two types of disk depth and mine was the taller of the two, so should be harder.

 

However, where i did become unstuck was the fronts, slotted in the new pads with disks and after about 500 miles, got horrendous brake noise, eventually i found the pads are directional and have a crescent shape cut out of the anti squeal shim and this needs fitting on the leading edge as it contacts the disk, i had fitted them on the trailing edge..... 

11 hours ago, adg1 said:

I ve just done my Octavia tdi 2016, the rear carrier didn't need to be removed, the disk, with a bit of a wiggle can slide under, initially though, it appeared as if they would not....  there are two types of disk depth and mine was the taller of the two, so should be harder.

 

However, where i did become unstuck was the fronts, slotted in the new pads with disks and after about 500 miles, got horrendous brake noise, eventually i found the pads are directional and have a crescent shape cut out of the anti squeal shim and this needs fitting on the leading edge as it contacts the disk, i had fitted them on the trailing edge..... 

Interesting to know about the front pads, as I'll check mine first if I ever replace the fronts, 100% I couldn't take my rear discs off the rear hubs without taking the carrier brackets off first, that's the hardest part of the job, getting the rear m14 torx headed bolts off. Otherwise the rear discs & pads would have been a lot easier to replace. 

FYI when I did my pre-facelift VRS rears (272mm) I found it FAR easier removing the shock absorber than trying to undo the 2 M14 triple square bolts holding the caliper in. Also showed me how knackered the shocks were!