deilenberger

The Canadian folk are not allowed to order from the SnapOn website? There might be a bit of customs duty collected - but it would be a percentage of the price. I'd imagine in CD$ - with the exchange rate - these would cost them about $50. Least expensive shipping to Canada is typically US-Mail.

d7101

I would have thought the same, but after creating an account with a Canadian address, the part mysteriously jumped to nearly 100 dollars, and that was before shipping and duty. I tried a bunch of addresses to validate, but it is an obscene markup for a Canadian address

deilenberger

Have any friends in the US? Order it and have it shipped to them, then they ship it to you. Easy.

jferguson6

This was pretty quick and easy, especially if you have done brake pad replacements in the past. All the posts here were extremely helpful. Thanks to all!

I made the tool T10439 out of an aluminum rod from Home Depot (mentioned elsewhere in the forum) for under $10. Basically cut the rod in half and wrapped it in electric tape to keep the caliper from sliding. Worked well, although it doesn't make it easy to get to the pads or clean and install new ones. I found the simple coat hanger routine was pretty effective and there was enough slack to allow for this. Using the coat hanger method you can move the caliper more freely to clean the inside of the caliper and remove the pads.

Didn't need anything special to compress the pistons, just simply push them in before you remove the calipers and the old pads. This worked absolutely fine and slipping the new pads and the caliper back onto the rotor was a breeze.

I don't know about everyone else, but finding the right brake pads and associated parts was really tricky for me given the type of Cayenne you have. For my base Cayenne this is what I got:
Retaining clips
Rock Auto https://www.rockauto.com
CENTRIC 11737013 (117.37013) $7

Front Brake Pads
EBay
Mintex Part No. MDB3157 / 7P6698151B $100

Tools for Front pads on Base 958 Cayenne (Mentioned before just including where they are used)
T30 torx bit: Upper Brake Line Guide Removal
T40 torx bit: Lower Brake Line Guide Removal
M14 triple square: Caliper Bolts
Big Flat Head Screwdriver: Push pads back so pistons on caliper go back in
Coat Hanger or VW tool T10439 to hold caliper
Torque Wrench (Caliper Bolts to 104 ft lbs)

Helpful Videos:

danielcooper9

I accidently only ordered 2 of the caliper bolts. Any opinions on reusing the old ones so I can get the brakes done tomorrow and then replacing the caliper bolts when I get new ones?

Are the rear caliper bolts stretch bolts as well (somehow I only ordered 2 of those as well)

danielcooper9

To clarify, the first question was for the front calipers.

pepperpepper

You are not going to want reuse those bolts, they're meant to only be used and torqued once. If you reuse the bolts they will likely back out on you.

BrewDude

You're fine on using them. If you're really that concerned about it, throw some blue Loctite on the bolt for now until you get them replaced.

6-SpeedFTW2057

First time posting here. I am in need of new pads and was wondering is centric pads good? Any other pads you recommend? I am not looking for expensive or powerful stopping power since i DD this from time to time. This is a 2014 Cayenne Base 6-Speed with 43,000 miles and iron rotors. Is there an easy way to tell the rotor size without physically measuring it (if it comes to that then i guess i will have to). Thanks!

edde

I've used Centric rotors on Volvos and they were great.. I'd assume pads are good. I would refer to some of the experiences folks have had in this thread when toying with pad types.

I ended up measuring a rotor. It's either that or call a dealer and give em the vin. I never want to talk to the dealer unless I absolutely have to, lol.

edde

Just did this job yesterday including new rotors, Thanks to the OP for the guide. Let me prepare for pretty much everything in advance. I ended up cutting a long rod to make the holder tool on the spot. There's not a lot of soft brake line but I'm sure a prop would have been ok. Rotors took some persuasion to pop off. A little PB plaster shot from behind on the second one made it go much more easily.

Ended up being 360mm rotors on my '11 S. Had such a hard time finding parts that I thought would go together and all ship together I bought the FCP kit - Zimmerman rotors, Textar pads, Sebro sensors, and new rotor screws. Had to order the 14mm triple square from Napa which added a day.

Definitely lift the car, get the wheel off then turn it all the way left for drivers side to get to the bracket screws.

Very easy once you get the first one sorted out.

r553

I replaced my front pads and rotors today on my 2015 CD. Thanks to the OP for starting this thread. I used the VW tool to support the caliper and the most significant advice IMHO was to turn the wheel outward. Although not mentioned above I had to remove some brake fluid prior to starting this work so there wouldn't be an overflow when the pistons were compressed. My car had 49K miles and was just starting to erode the wear sensors. I got all the parts from Sonnen when they had a deal two years ago for an additional 6% discount. This car was easier to replace the brakes than on the Mazda 3.

Sudar

Are the rotors 350 or 360mm on CDs?

r553

360 mm on my 2015 CD. The car has black calipers.

Sudar

Thanks. My calipers are grey, the part with "Porsche" is black