1996 S6 brakes - BTDT

Phil Payne quattro at isham-research.com
Sat May 31 23:03:45 EDT 2003


Yers.  Not what I was expecting.

I've not seen this caliper before.  It splits in half - the bolts being 14mm triple-square.
The head bolt tool was used.

Don't split it until you've retracted the pistons, though.  The usual lever device with the
blunt chisel-shaped end is sufficient.

The outer two pads are located by smallish Torx-headed things - most of them is spigot with a
few turns of thread near the head.

I had to change the discs.  The caliper frame is held on by two 17mm hex head bolts - as
usual, moved using the leg muscles.  You only need to loosen one and take one out - swinging
it up gives enough room for the old disc to drop out and the new one to go in - saves a hell
of a struggle to get the thing located again.  Learned on the first caliper, used on the
second.

Major fiddle - there is a caliper guide pin mounted in the centre of the outer half of the
caliper.  If the disc and pads are VERY worn (hint) it's hard to accomodate this thing to its
new job with full thickness pads and a new disc.

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