[s-cars] Help with Brake Problem

[chris chambers]

Doug,

than I'm guessing master cylinder, I bought one for my S6, best price
I found was at Rock Auto.

Original ATE master cylinder Part # 441611021B $150.79.

HTH
Chris



--- On Fri, 4/3/09, Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:

> From: Douglas Fifield <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] Help with Brake Problem
> To: fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com
> Cc: "//Scar //Scar list" <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 10:59 AM
> Ah, forgot that part.  Checked the fluids first thing and
> both the
> brake and hydraulic reservoirs were right at the top.
> 
> On Fri, Apr 3, 2009 at 6:27 AM, chris chambers
> <fastscirocco_2000 at yahoo.com> wrote:
> >
> > Doug,
> >
> > That sounds like a hydraulic failure.
> >
> > Check your brake fluid, it's probably low due to a
> line failure.
> >
> > I recommend you check the rubbere brake lines at each
> caliper, I recently
> > had one fail at highway speeds (traffic slowed to a
> crawl suddenly and I didn't, swerving into the median
> isn't fun). I'd bet that one of these lines has
> ruptured, and recommend you replace all 4.
> >
> > If those are all good check the steel brake lines for
> a rupture.
> >
> > If you don't find any bad line than I'd guess
> its the Master cylinder.
> >
> > HTH
> > Chris
> >
> >
> > --- On Fri, 4/3/09, Douglas Fifield
> <douglas.fifield at gmail.com> wrote:
> >
> >> From: Douglas Fifield
> <douglas.fifield at gmail.com>
> >> Subject: [s-cars] Help with Brake Problem
> >> To: "//Scar //Scar list"
> <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> >> Date: Friday, April 3, 2009, 1:06 AM
> >> Heds,
> >>
> >> Coming back from dinner tonight, son was driving
> and
> >> stopped at a
> >> light.  In an attempt to adjust his jeans, he
> pushes
> >> himself up using
> >> the brake pedal for leverage.  There was a sound
> and then
> >> he said,
> >> "That's weird."
> >>
> >> The pedal had pushed to the floor.  We continued
> for
> >> another mile and
> >> he was getting little response from the pedal.
>  After we
> >> dropped a
> >> guest off, I took over the wheel.  The pedal was
> very soft,
> >> a little
> >> brake activity at the start of the push, then
> nothing until
> >> it got to
> >> the bottom of the stroke, then some more brake
> activity.
> >>
> >> The brake light was on the entire way home.  The
> further we
> >> went the
> >> less brake activity until the pedal was all the
> way to the
> >> bottom.
> >> Got home safe due to a lot of downshifting and
> stop light
> >> avoidance.
> >>
> >> Theories on what may have given out?
> >>
> >> Patient is a 95.5 S6 Avant.
> >>
> >> --
> >> Douglas in MN
> >> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
> >> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank
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> 
> 
> -- 
> Douglas in MN
> 95.5 Audi S//6 Avant
> 73 BMW R60/5 mit Toaster Tank