[s-cars] Rear brake caliper and park brake cables

[chris chambers]

Ron,

be forewarned, the calipers you purchase will probably be "remaned" however
several people have had problems in that the parking brake cam will not 
remanned.

Nothing like replacing the calipers and having the parking brake still stick.

HTH
Chris




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From: ron kirkham <rkaudifool at gmail.com>
To: s-car-list <s-car-list at audifans.com>
Sent: Fri, September 3, 2010 4:35:22 PM
Subject: [s-cars] Rear brake caliper and park brake cables

Hey all,

After six years with a non-functional park brake on my '93 S4, I'm going to
finally fix it....... I think.

I plan to replace the rear calipers, rotors and pads and think I want to do
the park brake cables also.  I have a good write-up on the caliper R&R and
found one on the cables.  My main question is:  is it absolutely necessary
to drop the exhaust (and/or driveshaft) to replace the cables?  I'd love to
not touch the exhaust (or driveshaft) if at all possible as I'm guessing it
will desinigrate if/when removed.  I know it's possible to re-hab these
calipers and guide pins, but I have found that my patience level for this
stuff is not so good.  I'm better off buying the re-mans and going that
route since my "car time" is at minimum these days.  Anybody got a good
source for calipers?  I already have the rotors and pads on the shelf.

What say the masses that have done this work?

Ron
'93 S4 w/245K and no park brake, among other "issues".
'95.5 S6A all working
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