[s-cars] S4/S6 brakes

[Bill Clancy]

After hitting send....

What do you think about what I wrote regarding the rear pads?  If I replace
them, the brakes feel great but only for a week.   Why is that?


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Clancy" <clancybill at yahoo.com>
To: "Ian Duff" <iduff at rcn.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:48 PM
Subject: Re: [s-cars] S4/S6 brakes


> thanks for the info.
>
> I'll get to work on it and see if I can improve the feel and stopping
power.
>
> thanks, I'll let you know if I am successful.
> -Bill
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Ian Duff" <iduff at rcn.com>
> To: "'Bill Clancy'" <clancybill at yahoo.com>; <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Sent: Sunday, May 16, 2004 1:40 PM
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] S4/S6 brakes
>
>
> Ooh, another thought just after hitting "Send": The rubber brake lines
might
> be bubbled and ready to let go. Your symptoms are similar to symptoms I
had
> with air in the lines, and to symptoms another time just before I burst a
> rear line. Please be sure to check the rubber lines both visually and by
> feel to be sure there are no hernias on the brake lines.
> -Ian Duff.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Ian Duff [mailto:iduff at rcn.com]
> Sent: Sunday, 16 May, 2004 4:36 PM
> To: 'Bill Clancy'; 's-car-list at audifans.com'
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] S4/S6 brakes
>
>
> Sounds like maybe some air in the lines. Pressure bleed out all the stuff
in
> there, replacing it with something good like ATE or Motul. By replacing by
> pressure bleed, you'll be pretty sure it's not the fluid, and it won't
hurt
> to have all new fluid in there, to boot. HTH -Ian Duff. -----Original
> Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Bill Clancy
> Sent: Sunday, 16 May, 2004 2:11 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: [s-cars] S4/S6 brakes
>
>
>
> OK... I promise not to rant about the bad brakes.   But I would like some
> help.
>
> I think my car has unusually bad brakes.   I am not looking for brakes for
> the race track.  I just want ordinary brakes like I find in any average
car.
>
> Here are the symtoms.
> Pedal feels muddy
> There seems to be a slight delay when applying the brakes (occasionally
> almost causing me to rear someone) It takes extra pedal pressure to stop
the
> car
>
> but...
> If I slam on the brakes, the anti-lock works (if needed) and the car will
> stop just as well as any other car..using medium pedal pressure.
>
> Other data points:
> Changing the front pads with new ones makes almost no difference at all.
> Changing the rear pads will give me back great brakes, but only for a week
> or so while they wear in.   Then I am left with shitty brakes again.
>
> I almost feel like the master cylinder is defective.   maybe it engages
the
> rear first and wears them out, leaving me with glazed rear pads.
>
> Do any of the symptoms above sound familiar?   Is this what others
> complained about leading to bigger calipers and rotors?
>
>
>
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