[A4] Change brakes

[Scott Simmons]

I was going to mention the rotation of the cylinder..... but OP 
mentioned only the front brakes being done.

That being said..... I know the rear disc is solid.. are there any 
plug-and-play vented disc options?

~Scott S.

Richard Hurt wrote:

> Nick,
>
> We didn't have the special tool, so we just carefully used a large set 
> of pliers to gently rotate the piston being careful to not score them 
> below the seal line.  The special tool would have been a whole lot 
> easier though.  :/
>
> Later...
>   Richard
>
> On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 12:51 PM, Nicholas Stock <nickstock at gmail.com 
> <mailto:nickstock at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     You'll need a special tool to do the rear brakes if it's anything
>     like my
>     old B5 1.8T ...as the rear brake pistons needs to be rotated to
>     push them in
>     to install new pads. Other than that, you might want to get hold of
>     a pressurizing bleeder so you can bleed all four calipers by yourself
>     (instead of asking a friend to pump the pedal for you!)
>     The front discs are held on by the wheel nuts and should come off
>     easily.
>     The rears may need a little more 'encouragement' with a mallet to
>     come off
>     the hub.
>
>     Best of luck!
>
>     Cheers, Nick
>
>     On Wed, Oct 1, 2008 at 9:14 AM, Scott Simmons
>     <indischrot at gmail.com <mailto:indischrot at gmail.com>> wrote:
>
>     > No tricks, really.  If you're you gonig to do the fluid, plan on
>     doing
>     > all four calipers.  Other than that, keep in mind that it takes
>     about
>     > 500 miles for the brake friction coefficient to really .. uh..
>     > maximize.  In other words, your braking capabilities are reduced for
>     > awhile after you put on new pads and rotors.
>     >
>     > ~Scott S.
>     >
>     > Jonathan wrote:
>     >
>     > >Hi All,
>     > >
>     > >I want to change the front brake rotors, pads and fluid on my
>     96 A4 2.6V6
>     > FWD
>     > >(B5 model 8D chassis). I can get the rotors ($100 each) and
>     pads ($50 set)
>     > >from SuperCheap. Just standard stuff I think, is there any pint
>     getting
>     > more
>     > >expensive stuff for normal city driving?  (I'm happy to pay for
>     longevity
>     > and
>     > >quality, but don't need the high performance stuff).
>     > >
>     > >Is there any special technique for replacing rotors, pads and
>     brake fluid
>     > on
>     > >these cars? Do you just take the wheel off, then undo a few
>     more blots,
>     > and
>     > >the whole thing comes off?
>     > >
>     > >cheers
>     > >
>     > >Jon
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