[s-cars] '94 S4 rear brake pad life?

[CLAG500 at aol.com]

Caliper dragging fer sure. Check here for the easy fix on the e-brake
mechanism.

http://www.urs4.com/technical/repair/ebrake/ebrake.html

Could also be the cable. If it's been dragging for a while you may also want
to bleed the system as my rear caliper was bone dry after it had been
dragging. Make sure the guide pins are free as well.

Chad Tobin

In a message dated 5/2/03 3:18:14 PM Central Daylight Time,
alan at flaminglogos.com writes:

> I changed the rear pads about 12 months ago (20K miles) and the right
>  one is scraping and will soon be damaging the rotor.
>
>  Any ideas on how I could go through a set of factory pads on the rear
>  in 20K miles? I usually go through two sets of front pads before the
>  rears need changing.
>
>  Thanks,
>  Alan
>  Sandy Hook, CT USA
>  '94 S4
>  '90 80q