[s-cars] Questions, again...(rear brakes)

[Theodore Chen]

replacing calipers doesn't require flare wrenches.  audi 
doesn't run hardline up to the caliper, because the caliper
moves.  you need the flare wrenches if you replace brake 
flex hoses, which isn't a bad idea given the age of the car.
be sure to inspect the flex hoses for cracks.  i replaced mine
with braided steel hose.

i concur with dave on not using an open end wrench to loosen
the bleeder screw.

i also jack from under the differential as dave indicated,
with a 1/4" neoprene pad on the saddle of the jack.

-teddy

--- djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:

> Skip the vacuum bleeder, and buy a pressure version.  The cap screws on the
> top of the reservoir... the whole thing is pressurized, and you simply crack
> open the caliper bleeders one at a time.  Must easier... and less mess. 
> Flare wrenches... not needed unless you intend to replace lines or calipers. 
> Just don't use an open end wrench on the bleeder screws, or you could find
> yourself in trouble. 
>  
> If you have a floor jack, just go under the car from the center rear, and
> jack in the middle of the rear subframe.  Then put your stands under the jack
> points on either side.  Works fine unless your floor jack is small.
>  
> If your brakes are stuck to the point of having a real hot rotor after
> driving, I'd get that handled before warm weather.  If it happens constantly,
> it will eventually wreck the caliper's seals... and then you'll have to
> replace it.  Not a huge deal, as they aren't real high $, but worth pointing
> out.
> Have fun,
> Dave
>  
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Eric Phillips <gcmschemist at gmail.com>
> To: djdawson2 at aol.com <djdawson2 at aol.com>
> Cc: kentmclean at mindspring.com; s-car-list at audifans.com
> Sent: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 11:14:58 -0800
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Questions, again...(rear brakes)
> 
> 
> Yeah, I'd planned on buying the tool.  It'll save me some labor costs in the
> future, enough to pay for itself the first time I use it.  And a vacuum
> bleeder.  I suppose I'll need some flare wrenches as well?
>  
> Thanks for the info, and the heads-up on the cable thingy.  The rotors do
> need to be replaced, and the pads are getting there.  But if I can hold off
> on the job until the weather gets warmer, my hands will be happier.  :) 
>  
> Here's another really dumb question - I have a floor jack and some nice
> jackstands, but if I jack it at the indicated points, where do I put the
> stands so I don't damage the car?   Am I worried over nothing?  It is a
> unit-body car, after all... 
>  
> Thanks again,
>  
> Eric
> 
>  
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