BOTH front calipers stuck ?

[kneale at coslink.net]

Audi MC's seem to warp in the under-hood heat so that the piston in the MC
doesn't retract when released.  Want to test it?  Drive till you feel the
dragging brakes, pour some cold water over the MC and see if it releases.

Original Message:
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From: David Michael adavidmichael at gmail.com
Date: Mon, 14 Dec 2009 15:18:01 -0500
To: quattro at audifans.com
Subject: BOTH front calipers stuck ?


Well, the issues keep piling up. I got to work this morning and BOTH front
calipers were smoking - seems that BOTH are stuck. I am wondering if its the
master cylinder because a: I replace both calipers less than a year ago
(rebuilt, not new) and b: no reason BOTH should go at the same time.
However, to verify, does anyone know offhand if the 200 has diagonal brake
plumbing off the MC? If so, that would blow my diagnosis.  Also, if it IS
the MC, can someone explain how an MC fails in such a way to not release
just one of the circuits?

Sheech, I really don't want to work on the car any more, but it seems that I
will be jack the car up and removing some wheels tonight

Dave
90200QA that is now running like a freight train. Stopping is the
problem.......
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