[s-cars] S6 v. A6 front brake calipers

[Mike Sylvester]

The C4 bodied 100 and presumably A6 did not even get G60's.
They are only single piston, probably G54's.

Mike
'95 S6 avant
'83 urq 20v
'94 100CSq

> -------- Original Message --------
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 v. A6 front brake calipers
> From: "JAM" <jscarstuff at charter.net>
> Date: Mon, July 23, 2012 8:59 pm
> To: <s-car-list at audifans.com>
> 
> 
> Hi Tom,
> I think the manual you have must be a European service manual b/c what you
> describe sounds like the HP4 brakes that came on the euro (and maybe other)
> market cars.  They use 4 pads per front wheel.  The US cars came with G60
> front calipers which may be the same as what the A6 has.  It's a dual piston
> caliper that uses the 2 pads per wheel, as you describe.  
> Just an aside, the B5 S4 came with the HP4 brakes.  
> 
> Jason Mawhinney
> '95 S6
> '83 urq
> '90 CQ
> '01 A4 1.8tq
>