[A4] brakes and rotors

[Aaron Jongbloedt]

I have the Tryolsport caliper sliders on my GTI VR6....there was a 
noticeable but slight difference in braking under "extreme conditions"  
ie auto-cross & high speed lapping.   One needs to relube these sliders 
often, and depending on the grease used they collect sand/dirt.

thejimrose wrote:
> along these lines, tyrolsport makes a metal caliper slide that they
> claim greatly improves the pad wear and bite vs the rubber sliders
> that come stock. no affiliation, but looks like a nice product and i
> plan to upgrade to them.
>
> cheers
> jim
>
>
>   
>> Not only do the caliper pins need relubrication with a high temperature brake
>> grease but also the caliper carrier contact points for the brake pad backing
>> plates and the plates themselves. Also, the corrosion on the sliding contact
>> areas needs to be cleaned up. The single piston sliding caliper design is
>> widely used but for reasons of low cost not best function. Most Porsche brakes use
>> two piston or four piston calipers that do not require the caliper to slide on
>> external surfaces that eventually stick and seize up. The rear brakes on many
>> Audis and VWs are even more prone to seizure than the fronts since only a
>> fragile rubber boot seals the sliding pins from water and road grime.
>>
>>     
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aaron...
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Aaron J. Jongbloedt
	"youngblood"
Sabis Educational Systems Network Administrator
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It is better to wear out than it is to rust out.