Dragging Brake??

[Fred Munro]

Hi Mike;

It's not clear from your post, but I assume on the left front caliper the
inner (piston side ) pad was worn more than the outer pad.
If this is the case, your problem is probably seized caliper guide pins.

HTH

Fred Munro
'94 S4
----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Williams" <campvw at home.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, June 26, 2001 8:43 PM
Subject: Dragging Brake??


> Hi everyone,
> I got through the rotors and pads finally yesterday. Thanks to everyone
> for their advice. When I was replacing everything I noticed a problem on
> the left front brake. It had worn down to the brake pad sensor but the
> right side brake was fine. It still had quite a bit of pad left. In
> pulling the pads out the piston from the left caliper had popped out
> about 2" (estimated) whereas the right caliper piston came out only
> about 3/4" (again an estimate). I could see why the left wore down so
> fast but now I am left with WHY? I checked the archives for "Dragging
> brakes" but it seems related to the MC but if its that then it seems
> that either all 4 brakes would drag or at least the front or rears. I
> know there is a proportioning valve for front to rear bias but is there
> a valve for left and right bias?? For those who don't know the car I'm
> talking about, its an 89 100 with ABS
> Thanks
> Mike Williams
> East Coast Mike
>