H E L P

[The Quattro King]

The ABS could have dirt in it.  THis has happened to me several times.  My
suggestion is to bleed it out.  One possibility is to reverse bleed it.  I
have never done this though and have no idea if it is safe to do.  I have
been told it is though.


HTH, 

Shayne P.



1972 MB 280 SEL
1984 4ksq
1991 v8q5
1991 200q Sedan
1992 S4

Parting:  1972 Mercedes Benz 280 SE 4.5

> From: "Jim Haseltine" <Jim at ur-q.freeserve.co.uk>
> Date: Tue, 16 Jan 2001 22:33:14 -0000
> To: "audifans" <quattro at audifans.com>
> Subject: H E L P
> 
> This morning I had a feeling that things were going too well...
> 
> Tonight on my way home from work some no-brain changed lanes without warning
> as I was attempting to pass. After travelling along some of the central
> divider (probably only 10-20 yards but seemed like 100s) I regained the
> road, there appears to be no damage to the car (lucky, 'cos its not mine).
> Later I took the Ur-q out for some more shakedown and debugging to find that
> now the ABS is really acting up. With the ABS off braking appears to be ok
> although I think that the pedal travel is slightly more than it should be.
> With the ABS on and the car moving, there is a continuous quiet grinding or
> chugging noise that seems to be coming from the actuator unit. Braking is ok
> most times but every so often there is an awful grinding or chattering noise
> (possibly from the front calipers) and the pedal practically hits the floor.
> I suspect that there may be air in the system but has anybody any ideas?
> 
> To cap everything, I put the car in the garage, locked the drivers door and
> although the central locking cycled and the passenger door locked the lock
> pins didn't seem to drop fully and now it won't unlock from either door.
> What the h*ll can I do?
> 
> Any suggestions (even ones that tell me to stop moaning)?
> 
> Regards,
> 
> Jim Haseltine
> 
> 
>