CTA Tools 1437 Brake Release Tool - Compatible with VW & Audi

Works perfectly on a 2022 VW Passat. Trick is you need to get the fingers up high near the ball. Made it really easy

buy it, don't do any of the alternative suggestions for this job. I spent 15 minutes getting the booster disconnected from the pedal using this tool. the alternative will have you in the most uncomfortable position under your dashboard for at least an hour or more

Made my work easier and faster great product

OK, so I read the other reviews before buying and bought it anyway. I'm at the point in my life where I'm willing to spend $34 for the right tool for the job. I'm done trying to do everything with a rusty screwdriver, pliers, and a hammer. This arrived quickly and well packaged. Quality seems good. However, as others have mentioned, it is too wide - at least for my application on a 2008 VW Beetle. I took the advice of another reviewer and cut 3/4" out and welded it back together. I'm lucky to have the means to do that. If you don't, do a little more research and make sure it's the correct tool for your application. Once the width problem was taken care of, it slipped right in there and I popped the ball of the brake booster rod right out of the plastic socket with almost no effort. It worked really slick.

2015 VW Passat TDI brake booster removal. Tried to fabricate my own tool to no avail but this worked to release the plastic retainer first attempt. Important note that it requires significant force to release.

YES! For half the price of OEM, this tool will do the job. Mine is a 2009 VW Jetta Sportwagen. I thought I could get the brake booster out of there without buying this tool: tried for 45 minutes, straining under the dash to release the brake pedal plunger with various tools and methods, but just ended up with a backache. With this tool, I was able to pop the pedal off in a few minutes, no problem! Well worth the $.

Tool seems well built and from what I can tell on the videos I watched would work hypothetically... however on my 2009 Tiguan there was simply not enough space to gain leverage to remove the drum ball. Spent about 30 minutes trying everything configuration minus removing the air conditioner ducting that was blocking the tool.Then switched to simply breaking the white retainer which took about 2 minutes, I had ordered a replacement retainer along with the tool in case of this which ended up working great. The white retainer was less than $10 compared to the $35 cost of the likely one time use tool.

well constructed tool to disconnect brake booster rod from brake pedal