[s-cars] Urgent - Caliper retraction

[aaront@cox-internet.com]

Thanks verybody for the tips
I made a piece of tubing into a forked tool and managed to screw / push in the pistons and got her all back together - no sweat.  I retracted the pistons them all the way so there was a tad of clearance when reinstalling the caliper /new pads.  Noticed the master cylinder overflowed a little bit.

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Im sure there is some sort of self adjust feature that is supposed to "take out the slack".  I does not seem to be working as there is quite a bit of pedal traver.  More than before.  Pedal is firm.
E brake travel is unchanged.
I dont see any manual clearance adjustment like on older cars.  Whats up?
Thanks again
Aaron
> 

> From: "Sean Douglas" <quattro20v at telus.net>
> Date: 2005/10/22 Sat PM 03:53:38 CDT
> To: "'Sean Douglas'" <quattro20v at telus.net>,  <aaront at cox-internet.com>, 
> 	<s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Subject: RE: [s-cars] Urgent - Caliper retraction
> 
> I meant to say "piston" rather than cylinder.
> 
> Sean
> 
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Sean Douglas [mailto:quattro20v at telus.net] 
> > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 1:52 PM
> > To: 'aaront at cox-internet.com'; 's-car-list at audifans.com'
> > Subject: RE: [s-cars] Urgent - Caliper retraction
> > 
> > 
> > You need to rotate the cylinder as push in at the same time. 
> > There is a special tools used for this and it engages in the 
> > 2 little "V" slots in the cylinder. A universal tool can be 
> > bought at a local parts store, in a pinch you can use needle 
> > nose pliers spread open to turn the cylinder while using a 
> > c-clamp to push it in although I don't recommend this.
> > 
> > If the calipers are original and you are in the snow belt, it 
> > will not be easy to rotate the cylinder.
> > 
> > Sean Douglas
> > 1997 Audi S6//RS2-spec
> > 1990 Audi 90 quattro 20v
> > 
> > 
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> > > [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of 
> > > aaront at cox-internet.com
> > > Sent: Saturday, October 22, 2005 1:26 PM
> > > To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> > > Subject: [s-cars] Urgent - Caliper retraction
> > > 
> > > 
> > > Hi all,
> > > Im in the middle or a rear brake job.
> > > Any tricks to getting the rear claiper to retract?  Im ready
> > > to reinstall but cant retract. I actuated the Ebrake linkage 
> > > with the caliper off and the puck wont go back. Any other  
> > > things to do besides cleaning and lubing the slider pins? 
> > Thanks Aaron
> > > 
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