[A4] Disc Brake Piston Tool

[docwyte at comcast.net]

You can buy the Audi/VW specific caliper piston retracting tool for something like $30-40 from www.parts4vws.com.  Well worth the cost as it makes pad swaps incredibly easy, no more messing around with a screwdriver and a c-clamp.

The job takes no more than a few hours at a very leisurely pace and you just need basic hand tools...

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> I definitely fall under the "once every few years" category :) 
> 
> But there is no sense paying the stealership $950 to replace my brake pads!! 
> (that is what they quoted me, and yes it's for pads only!) I've changed 
> disc brake pads myself on other cars before, just never on an Audi. 
> 
> Thanks for all the advice, 
> Dave 
> /a4