Brake f*****g pad thickness

[jbturgeon]

Hi, i am experiencing a weird problem as i am changing my front brakes pads on my mkIII 1,9 td 95: I tried to fit the regular pads but it didn't work because of the thickness (1/8 inch too thick). I went to the parts store with my ventilated disk and find out it is suppose to be a plain disk!

Anyway, i think someone put a golf 92 disk + caliper on my 95 td.

Is there a way to fit some thinner brake pads or should i just change my disks for non-vent one? (i  guess a non-vent one is thinner!) 

Thx

[Jettagli16v]

No, as long as they used stock parts,
you just need to find the right replacements...

I am totally familiar with Mk3 diesel underpinnings,
we are not so fortunate here..
However, most pads from 85-98
on the Golf/Jetta platform are interchangeable on US models.
(the main difference is the thickness re: vented and non)
If the parts store has it,
I would see if they have a set of pads
for a GTI 2.0 of the same year..
Then compare them at the counter, and see if they are sufficiently thinner.

Sorry, almost forgot to ask,
I am assuming the piston is totally buried in the cylinder,
and the sliders are moving well, right?

-Brad

[jbturgeon]

Thx jettagli 16v, i was a lil frustrated about my brake thing. Thx for tip.
Yes my piston is fully in and the sliders are moving well. I will try some gti pads. I don't want to change my disc because its a vented one and not so old. I just need to have 2 mm thinner on each pads.

Thx for the very fast reply. I'll chk this out tomorrow. If you have any other idea, they're welcome!

[Vincent Waldon]

Yup, vented rotors are thicker than the standard rotor,  so you'll need to round up the corresponding thinner GTI pads.