[Biturbos4] B5 S4 brakes

[Ameer Antar]

Thanks, this is good info. I would've been out of luck... All i got is a pad
spreader and some hex drive sockets.

On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 5:23 PM, Grant Lenahan <glenahan at vfemail.net> wrote:

> A more and more standard tool for pressing adn turning calipers.
>
> Get this:
> http://www.harborfreight.com/cpi/ctaf/displayitem.taf?Itemnumber=40732
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> Grant
>
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> On May 14, 2008, at 12:56 PM, Ameer Antar wrote:
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>  Is this a simple hex (allen) tool, or one of those strange brake keys?
>> Thanks again.
>>
>> -ameer
>>
>> On Wed, May 14, 2008 at 9:01 AM, j.koenig <koenigj at comcast.net> wrote:
>>
>>  Assuming that you're talking about pads and rotors, it's pretty
>>> straightforward.  Be
>>> careful with the connectors for the brake pad warning indicator.  In my
>>> experience they
>>> are very brittle.  For the rears, you'll need some kind of tool for the
>>> push-while-turning
>>> process for retracting the pistons.
>>> Good luck,
>>> John
>>>
>>>
>>> ----- Original Message -----
>>> From: "Ameer Antar" <antar at comcast.net>
>>>
>>>
>>> Hi all, it's been a while for me since my last post, but my 5kT is on
>>> blocks
>>> and I don't know when I'll get the time to put humpty back together
>>> again.
>>> So to tide me over, I just bought a new to me '02 S4. I'm still hunting
>>> for
>>> a Bentley for this thing... These cars have come a long way from '85; the
>>> only thing I hope to be able to do on it myself is simple stuff like
>>> brakes.
>>>
>>> Any advice for doing a brake job on all 4 corners? Is it as easy as the
>>> old
>>> 5kT's? Any special tools I'll need?
>>>
>>> TIA.
>>>
>>> -Ameer
>>>
>>>
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