[s-cars] No brakes

[Mark Strangways]

In 92 Audi put a "Delay valve" in the line going to the right rear wheel.
I have of course removed that as I know much more than Audi (hehe...
kidding). But it's location sounds very near the you described.

Look at the connection there.

Mark S
----- Original Message -----
From: "James Yi" <jyi1 at hotmail.com>
To: <CLAG500 at aol.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Wednesday, April 02, 2003 4:13 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] No brakes


> Thank to all who replied.
>
> O.K., after filling the brake fluid reservoir, I pumped the brakes and
sure
> enough I see some fluid coming out the back where the rear diff. is.
> Actually I can hear the air pushing out when I pump the brakes.
>
> Any BDTD on which brake line it is and/or ease/difficulty of R&R? I didn't
> have a chance to inspect futher(I'm in a parking garage).
>
> Thanks,
>
> James,now know way I'm stopless in Seattle
> 92 S4
>
>
>
> >From: CLAG500 at aol.com
> >To: jyi1 at hotmail.com, s-car-list at audifans.com
> >Subject: Re: [s-cars] No brakes
> >Date: Wed, 02 Apr 2003 14:41:04 -0500
> >
> >James,
> >
> >   I assume when you say fluid you mean the brake fluid rather than the
> >hydraulic oil that would be in the bomb. The first thing would be to fill
> >the system and bleed it then have someone push down on the brake pedal
> >while you check for leaks. The brake fluid would have had to have leaked
> >out although it's possible to boil some off especially if there is a
> >caliper dragging. If it is the hydraulic oil that is low you may have a
> >problem with the bomb/pump or hoses.
> >
> >Chad Tobin
> >
> >In a message dated 4/2/2003 2:11:41 PM Eastern Standard Time,
> >jyi1 at hotmail.com writes:
> >
> > > Hey all,
> > >
> > > Need the list wisdom here. On Monday over bumps my brake light(red)
> > > flickered on/off. Tuesday, the brake light stayed on longer. Then in
the
> > > evening I was driving along and a cop with lights flashing, pulled out
> >in
> > > front of me. Needless to say when I went for the "oh sh*t" stop, the
> >pedal
> > > went to the floor(ABS working) and I almost T-boned the cop. After
this
> > > panic stop the pedal goes to the floor but still stops. This morning I
> >did
> > > the "pump test" but it never built up significant pressure, so I
checked
> >the
> > > brake fluid reservoir and it was empty.
> > >
> > > So my question: Is this the famous "bomb" failure or something else?
Any
> > > BTDT I should be aware of? I checked the archives and there were
similar
> > > problems but no one mentioned loss of fluid. Patient is a 92' S4 with
> >new MC
> > > when I had the clutch replaced 2 to 3 years ago. Bleed the
> > > brakes about a
> > > year ago.
> > >
> > > Any suggestions would be appreciated.
> > >
> > > Thanks,
> > >
> > > James, stopless in Seattle
> > > 92' S4
>
>
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