[s-cars] um, help!

[Lee Levitt]

Thanks, Chad, this is exactly what I did. A bit of a PITA.

Thanks for the tip on the parking brake...the left side of my S6 will need
this...and the right side of my A6!

Guess I'll get good at the repair, huh?

Lee
'95.5 S6 avant
'96 A6 quattro avant


> -----Original Message-----
> From: CLAG500 at aol.com [mailto:CLAG500 at aol.com]
> Sent: Saturday, November 02, 2002 1:39 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com; lee at wheelman.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] um, help!
>
>
> In a message dated 11/2/02 11:10:30 AM Central Standard Time,
> s-car-list-request at audifans.com writes:
>
> << From: "Lee Levitt" <lee at wheelman.com>
>  To: "'Audi s-car list'" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
>  Date: Sat, 2 Nov 2002 11:29:56 -0500
>  Subject: [s-cars] um, help!
>
>  >I've got my rear brakes apart and need to retract the piston,
> but I don't
>  >have the fancy schmanzy Audi too.
>
>  >Can someone give me the tip on how to do it with a C-clamp?
>
> Lee,
>
>   You have to turn the piston while clamping with the c-clamp
> (righty-tighty). Use big channel locks and be careful not to
> damage the dust
> boot.
>
>  >Interestingly, one side of the rear had almost full pads, the
> other was down
>  >to the metal backing plate (Mintex Reds)
>
>   You probably have a seized e-brake mechanism.  It's east to fix though.
> Follow procedure here:
> http://www.urs4.com/technical/repair/ebrake/ebrake.html
>
>    You should notice a firmer brake pedal once it's freed up too!
>
> Chad Tobin
>
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