Header time, suspension too, and a bomb q

[rob hod]

    Well my experience is that the bomb was giving 0 pumps with the engine
off, so I guess you could say it was completely useless and I never had the
pedal go hard on me, I don't have a grand theory for that, it's simply my
experience. My only offering by way of explanation is that maybe some
peoples pumps aren't working so well?

    But I'm old enough and ugly enough (as they say) to know that changing
it did nothing to improve my braking performance, - stomp (not all that
hard) without bomb working = lock em all up if you want, stomp (not all that
hard) with bomb working = same result.

   At the end of the day though, there's no justification for not changing a
bad one - it's the only thing to stop you if the engine quits..

    Cheers,

rob
----- Original Message -----
From: "Cody" <Cody at mail.craincorporated.com>
To: <quattro at audifans.com>; "Mike Arman" <armanmik at earthlink.net>
Cc: "rob hod" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>
Sent: Friday, April 02, 2004 12:38 AM
Subject: Re: Header time, suspension too, and a bomb q


> Well maybe then my bomb isn't completely bad. I do get the autocheck
beeping at me - or at least I did until I disabled the pressure switch on
the booster, but I've never had the pedal get hard on me. I can get about 3
pumps out of it with the engine off before it goes hard too, which is how I
know it's bad, but even in the most sudden panic stop I don't recall ever
having anything less then the usual marshmellow to step on.
>
> I suppose though that I'll go ahead and do it anyway. Sucks that it's so
expensive, but oh well.
>
> -Cody
>
>
> ---------- Original Message ----------------------------------
> From: Mike Arman <armanmik at earthlink.net>
> Date: Thu, 01 Apr 2004 08:48:56 -0500
>
> >From: "rob hod" <rob3 at hod3.fsnet.co.uk>
> >Subject: Re: Header time, suspension too, and a bomb q
> >
> > >My experience with the bomb was that it didn't make any difference to
> > >braking capabilities, after all it's just a reservoir. If the pumps
working
> > >fine then it seems that it has enough power to do the job 'on demand'.
> >
> >No, it is more than that - it is the power assist for the brakes.
> >
> >Type 44 brakes do *seem* OK without a working bomb, and are frequently
> >driven like that for quite some time.
> >
> >When the new bomb is installed, the difference is night and day - a hard
> >stop is now like driving into a giant marshmallow - the car decelerates
> >with impressive rapidity - and without the working bomb, it is like "Oh
> >**** am I gonna stop before I hit this guy?"
> >
> >The biggest problem with a properly working brake system in a type 44 is
> >worrying if the guy in the SUV behind you who has been yakking on the
cell
> >phone, drinking coffee and tailgating you is going to be able to stop
> >before HE hits YOU!
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >In my case I was aware that the bomb was bad when I got my type 44
> > >because there was no assistance with the engine off. So I replaced it.
The
> > >only difference I noticed was that I could switch off the engine and
still
> > >feel assistance for many many applications of the brake pedal
(stationary I
> > >must add!) afterwards. I think I stopped counting after about 40
presses.
> > >Good value for $240 in my book.
> >
> >If you don't drive very fast, and anticipate traffic well, and nothing
> >unexpected happens (child chases ball into street, box falls off truck on
> >interstate), you'll be OK with the dead bomb. On the (fortunately) very
few
> >occasions that you really, really do need maximum braking effort, a
working
> >bomb WILL make the difference between a close call and a crash.
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > >So I'd agree that a bad bomb must be replaced immediately or else
you're
> > >in trouble trying to stop with a stalled engine, but I didn't find that
they
> > >influenced the brakes performance.
> >
> >You just *might* want to take a drive in another type 44 to compare the
> >brakes between the two cars - it is possible that something else may be
> >wrong with the brakes on your car, because the working bomb DOES make a
BIG
> >difference with the brakes.
> >
> >("Hello, Mr. Hob? We're done with the brake job on your Audi, you can
come
> >pick it up. Just to make sure those expensive new brake rotors with all
the
> >holes in them don't rust, we've made sure to grease them up real well . .
. ")
> >
> >
> >Best Regards,
> >Mike Arman
> >
> >