'85 4ksq: Brake caliper rebuild kit?

Kneale Brownson knotnook at traverse.com
Sun Dec 9 10:56:44 EST 2001


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You can get caliper boot kits separately from numerous Audi vendors on the
Audifans.com vendor page.  They may even include the appropriate lubricants.

At 02:15 AM 12/09/2001 -0500, Bob Hodgeman wrote:

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>Hi all, new to the list and performing the first brake job on my newly
>acquired daily driver.  The rear rotors were disintegrating when I bought
>it, and in replacing them, I've discovered that the caliper slides move
>only with much coercing. :-)
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>The rubber boots are shot as well, otherwise I'd just clean/lube the
>slides.  Any good place to buy a rebuild kit for the slides?  The pistons
>on both rear calipers seem okay, and the boots on them are intact.  I
>haven't disassembled the fronts yet, but I anticipate having to replace
>the slide boots there as well.  If the parts are available separately, I'd
>just as soon skip rebuilding the piston part of the caliper for now.
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>Thanks in advance for any assistance.
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>Bob Hodgeman
>'85 4000S quattro (winter beater for now ... project rallycross beater
>come Spring)
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