97A6Q another bake question

[Richard Hoffman]

Hello!
I had a similar experience on a 97 A6 Q - no fancy bleeding tools, just the
traditional 2-person bleeding.
The first time around, immediately after the pad change, the pedal was still
spongy and emergency stops were out of the question.  After a trip around
town, we re-bled them and got the last bubbles out.  It seems the A6 just
doesn't like to be bled!  The pressure bleeder would certainly take care of
this problem.
Best of luck
Richard
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kneale Brownson" <knotnook at traverse.com>
To: <walian at att.net>; <quattro at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, July 27, 2003 5:10 PM
Subject: Re: 97A6Q another bake question


> At 09:09 PM 07/27/2003 +0000, walian at att.net wrote:
> >Hello,
> >
> >   I have just replaced the front pads on my 97A6Q and blead the brakes
using
> >the speedbleeders. The brakes still feel spongy and I cant really lock
the up
> >when slamming on the brakes. I have checked and nothing is leaking. Do
you
> >have
> >to bleed the brakes while the engine is running. Speedbleaders are bleed
> >screws
> >with a built in check valves. The seem to work fine however the bake
pedal
> >still goes down 3/4 with minimal resistance.
>
> First, Audi recommends pressure bleeding of the brakes.
>
> Second, you need to bleed the entire system, starting with the bleeder
> farthest away from the master cylinder and working your way closer.
>
>