rear brake questions for 5kcstq

[Fred Munro]

Opinions, eh? I've got a few I can spare tonight.

If the rotors are fine, leave them alone. IME, if you turn them, they will
be warped within 6 months. If they need to be turned, throw them away and
install new ones. Trust me on this. I've been down the cheap path several
times and ended up buying new ones anyway.

Use the OEM spec fluid. It's good stuff, is compatible with what's in there,
and is cheap enough to flush every 2 years. For street driving, you don't
need anything more, and you certainly don't need the aggravation of sludging
up the brake system with some super mouse milk fluid that isn't compatible
with the OEM stuff. Whatever you put in there, it should be flushed every
two years in spite of what the adverts on the bottle say.

The rear brakes on the 5ktq are so lightly loaded they can barely keep the
rotors clean. Upgraded pads are a waste of money. I used rear pads I got at
CTC for $25 a set on my 5ktq - worked great and were worth every penny. The
front brakes do all the work on this car.

I guess that's opinionated enough.
HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Dyer" <chrisdyer at hotmail.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 3:18 PM
Subject: rear brake questions for 5kcstq


> Bringing car into wrench this week for new rear pads. However, he said the
> rotors are fine, don't need to be turned.  I always thought that one
always
> turns the rotors when changing pads, whether visibly they need it or not.
> Opinions?
>
> Also, it's time to bleed the brakes w/new fluid. I was thinking of
> "upgrading" the fluid, like to Super Blue or Amsoil-type fluids. More
> opinions?  It'll have to be compatible with the OEM fluid that's getting
> flushed out.
>
> Last, pads. Fronts are OEMs--we're just changing rears. Would it make
sense
> to "upgrade" the pads? Or only if I do fr & rr?  And, what have those of
you
> used with success?  Car is a daily driver, not a racer.
>
> t.i.a.!!
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