UFO seasoning and pad bedding

[Rbade12@aol.com]

In a message dated 11/11/2005 1:43:04 PM Central Standard Time, SuffolkD  
writes:

Beveled,  can you explain this?
Are you talking about filing down the thickness on  the pad in your 
application to fit the clearance available when you screwed  the piston back in?
-Scott by BOSTON


From: Dikeman Brett 
FYI- be prepared for some extra work  getting them to fit if the pads  
aren't beveled, like my R4's came.  I spent my first rungroup at  
Tremblant beveling the pads  with a file because they were too thick.   
I even had to take  the calipers off the strut to get them to  fit.



I believe he's refering to the beveling the inner [closest to the axle]  
corners of the outer pads. I had to take a bit off those corners to allow the  
rotor to slip in. I did get Porterfield pads which measure 16.5 mm thick, a bit  
thicker than the Jurid pads pictured here,   
http://www.quattro123.com/200Brakes.htm
I don't think that difference would  have allowed the rotor to slip in.
 
This wasn't a problem I could solve by removing the caliper and putting it  
on the rotor before putting both on the car. It was a problem created by  
clearences within the caliper itself.
 
I just got back from a 2000 mile trip in the 20v. I drove to see my folks  in 
Spearfish, SD. The car was flawless. It purred along I-90 at 90 mph for  
many, many miles across the dull expanses of Minn and SD [I live in  Milwaukee]. 
It was really good in the mountains around Spearfish, Mt Rushmore,  Deadwood 
[nothing like a turbo to offset a bit of altitude]. I was gentle  on the brakes. 
I did come up on a moving sheriff while doing 90, took it down  to 75 [speed 
limit is 75] passed him with a bit of concern, but he did  nothing. Great car 
for the type of driving I did!!
 
Bob