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

[djdawson2 at aol.com]

Well, I found it to be a surprise the first time I encountered it.  Quite a few of the rear disc brake cars use a small drum brake for the e-brake task... BMWs for certain.
Dave 
 
-----Original Message-----
From: Theodore Chen <tedebearp at yahoo.com>
To: djdawson2 at aol.com; gcmschemist at gmail.com; kentmclean at mindspring.com
Cc: s-car-list at audifans.com
Sent: Mon, 9 Jan 2006 16:03:31 -0800 (PST)
Subject: Re: [s-cars] Questions, again...(rear brakes)




--- djdawson2 at aol.com wrote:

>  Oh... and if you're doing a rear brake job while you're in there... the fun
> part is retracting the rear calipers for fitment of the new pads.  The
> calipers are rather unique, in that you have to "screw" the piston back into
> the caliper.  This means holding the caliper piston, and turning it
> clockwise.  It threads back into the caliper housing.  This has to be done to
> fit new pads, and it can often be frustrating to get the threading process
> started.

nothing unique about this.  almost every car i've owned with
rear disc brakes requires you to screw the piston back in.
you can buy the tool pretty easily.  mine is just a little
disc with two nubs on it for engaging the notches in the piston.
it has a hole in it for a 3/8" square drive.  lisle sells them 
in  different sizes - probably available at your FLAPS.  i may
be misremembering, but doesn't the audi use the same tool
as ford for screwing the piston back in?

-teddy



        
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