[A4] Change brakes

[richard valasek]

Yes--2000-2002 S4.  You wil need the discs, calipers, pad carriers and the 
larger backing plates.  Everything bolts right up without any mods.  You may 
be able to find the calipers and carriers at a wrecker but they may need to 
be rebuilt.  ECS Tuning has a complete kit, but it's around $900.00.  I have 
them on my car.

Richard
98 A4 1.8tq


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Scott Simmons" <indischrot at gmail.com>
To: "Richard Hurt" <rnhurt at gmail.com>
Cc: <a4 at audifans.com>; "Jonathan" <jhhummel at bigpond.com>
Sent: Wednesday, October 01, 2008 9:58 AM
Subject: Re: [A4] Change brakes


>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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