[s-cars] Does this ring a bell

[Tom Green]

> Nick wrote:

>      From: NDoshi at aol.com
> Date: Wed, 30 Oct 2002 11:17:33 EST
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Does this ring a bell
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> Hello all,
> Thought I might pose this one to the experts:
> On my S4, when you com to a stop, on the last few revolutions of the
> wheel,
> there is a vibration that can be felt through the brake pedal. ( it is
> pretty
> hard to hear it) it does not matter if the clutch is in or out or the
> brakes
> are applied or not. I had thought it was the tires, the car has new
> tires and
> brakes all around. I'm stumped and look to you O gods of all things
> quattro
> btw: I have a set of 16" Toyo Fz-4 (225/50/16 ZR) in useable condition
> free
> for the taking in Maplewood NJ
>
> Nick

Nick
My guess is abs related.  Perhaps a dirty pickup wheel or weak sensor.
Have someone outside the car check for noise (abs pulse) at each wheel,
or read codes, expecting to see wheel sensor intermittent or wheel
sensor speed imbalance fault.
I'm assuming the pedal vibration is a pulse from the abs and that the
abs is sensing a difference in wheel speed and pulses slow wheel.  Plug
in a VAG-COM and the codes will better diagnose an abs problem.
Bentley covers troubleshooting, is sensor seated, clean, lubed? Is
pickup wheel dirty? Clean it anyway.
Tom '95 S-6