Cupra 290 2019 Brake Caliper and carrier Torque settings

SuperV8

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That's the MK2 :D

See the MK3 here....
More confused now (which is not difficult :oops:) as neither of these pads use caliper abutment clips/shims or the Mintex MBA1679 kit.
The mk2 rear pad was the only Leon pad I could see which uses an abutment clip which I why I shared that one!

The rear ATE EPB pad doesn't use guide pin bolts - the whole guide pin screws in and out.

The front Cupra OEM pad does indeed miss the bolts! - I did say "more often than not" they contain bolts :ROFLMAO:!
Strange one from VAG point of view as the cheaper/smaller pad from 312mm brake includes the bolts, and older versions of this 340mm pad contain the bolts! - must just be a cost cutting exercise.
 

eltawater

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More confused now (which is not difficult :oops:) as neither of these pads use caliper abutment clips/shims or the Mintex MBA1679 kit.
The mk2 rear pad was the only Leon pad I could see which uses an abutment clip which I why I shared that one!

The rear ATE EPB pad doesn't use guide pin bolts - the whole guide pin screws in and out.

The front Cupra OEM pad does indeed miss the bolts! - I did say "more often than not" they contain bolts :ROFLMAO:!
Strange one from VAG point of view as the cheaper/smaller pad from 312mm brake includes the bolts, and older versions of this 340mm pad contain the bolts! - must just be a cost cutting exercise.
Yeah I think we're arguing over differences in brake systems over the different MY :D :D I forgot that the later MY are EPB and so are a bit different.

My 2016 Cupra ST rear brakes doesn't have an EPB but it most certainly does have guide pin bolts and the shims. The old shims on mine were corroded to hell so replacement was necessary.

Pulman advised that the previous design of bolts for the rears had been superceded by the WHT010085 shared with the front, quite handy as I had a spare supply of those from doing the front pads.
 

RUM4MO

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Just a heads up - when I changed the rear discs on my Cupra 300 - The discs came out without removing the caliper carrier.
Also managed to get the new ones in the same way.

My sons 184tdi with the 272mm rear brakes needed the carrier removing to do his discs.
Oooooh, now that might temp me try to fit the new rear disc and pads the next time the 2019 Leon Cupra turns up at our house - no harm if it doesn't go to plan, it can be put back together and wait for another planned service visit, trying to get the new air filter fitted at the next short visit, shame older daughter sees me as her mechanic, maybe she doesn't trust her partner!

Edited to add "trust"
 
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