[s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems

[Mark Strangways]

You know that really pisses me off, I spend big money on rebuilts from a
"rebuilder".
I guess I am the A$$ for not looking at crappy tire in the first place. But
who would have figured that they can get parts for these cars ?

Mark S
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Fred Munro" <munrof at sympatico.ca>
To: "Ian Duff" <iduff at rcn.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Tuesday, January 06, 2004 6:29 PM
Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems


> Ian;
>
> That's CDN$. The url is www.canadiantire.ca  I don't know if they do mail
> order. You should realize that you may actually get a rebuilt caliper if
> they have one in stock when you order it - I just got lucky the first time
> and, err, kind of made some luck the second time.
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at rcn.com]
> Sent: January 6, 2004 6:15 PM
> To: 'Fred Munro'
> Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems
>
>
> Two questions: Can one mail-order from CTC? If so, what's their URL or
phone
> number? And second question, is that USD75 or CDN75? TIA
> -Ian Duff.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Fred Munro [mailto:munrof at sympatico.ca]
> Sent: Tuesday, 06 January, 2004 6:03 PM
> To: Ian Duff; 'Dave Forgie'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems
>
>
> Canadian Tire Corporation, Ian - an auto & hardware supplier in Canada.
They
> get so few of these calipers in for rebuild that they often supply new
when
> you order a rebuilt caliper.
>
> Fred
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at rcn.com]
> Sent: January 6, 2004 5:59 PM
> To: 'Fred Munro'; 'Dave Forgie'; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems
>
>
> CTC? Got any contact info?
> -Ian Duff.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Fred Munro
> Sent: Tuesday, 06 January, 2004 5:55 PM
> To: Dave Forgie; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems
>
>
> Dave;
>
> Check the position of the e-brake cam. If it is on the stop or within 3 -
5
> mm of the stop, the caliper piston is probably sticking. If the e-brake
cam
> is a goodly distance from the stop, gently persuade it back to the stop
> (i.e. hammer) and see if this solves the problem.
>
> When this happened on my UrS4, it was a sticking piston in the caliper.
> Replaced it with a new caliper (a $75 "rebuild" from CTC which turned out
to
> be new). The other side failed in the same fashion about 2 months later -
> same fix.
>
> HTH
>
> Fred Munro
> '94 S4
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces+munrof=sympatico.ca at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces+munrof=sympatico.ca at audifans.com]On Behalf Of
> Dave Forgie
> Sent: January 6, 2004 5:43 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] Help: Right Rear Caliper Problems
>
>
> I just discovered that my right rear caliper seems to be partially stuck
on.
> (Wheel is warm and I can smell a phenolic odour from the pads).  It is
about
> -5 deg. C and snowing.  I thought the car was slowing rather quickly with
> "no" brakes and the clutch in.
>
> I presume that either it is an emergency brake cable issue or a caliper
> piston.  What is the usual/quickest diagnostic procedure?
>
> Dave F.
>
>
>
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