Hello All,

I'm new to the forum and wanted to get some advice from the experts. I just bought an 07 A6 Quattro. I noticed right away that the brake pads make the wheels absolutely filthy in just a couple of days of driving. I bought some ceramic pads to replace all 4 wheels. I was able to replace the front pads with no problems after reading some DYIs from this forum which helped me a lot. I'm very familiar with pad replacements and have replace quite a bit of them ion different cars. The only difference with the A6 are the retention springs.

I've read some posts that says I need an electronic tool that will retract the rear brake pads due to the e-parking brakes. I don't want to have to spend the money for something I may only need once (pads should last a long time). Is it possible to replace the pads without using this electronic tool? Can I just push/turn the piston back in manually? I have that tool to push it in that I used on my sister's Jetta. Has anybody done this successfully?

 

Bump.I wanna know aswell?

 

Common now. I'm pretty sure someone must have done this or at least made an attempt. Can you share your experience. I would really like to replace those dirty pads. Appreciate any insights you can provide.

 

You need a VAGCOM to change the rear brakes on a C6.