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

[Taka Mizutani]

Phil- look for 2000-02 S4 pads, they use the same HP2 caliper and pads.
On Jul 23, 2012 9:54 PM, "Phil Mische" <pmische at att.net> wrote:

> European UrS cars had Lucas-Germany HP2 brakes: 4 piston calipers & 314 X
> 30
> rotors, with unique struts to match (/G).  Later US S-cars came with
> similar, but different, struts and brakes.  Pads are not compatible.  Last
> time I looked no one in the US had pads for the HP2s.
>
> PJM
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com
> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of JAM
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 9:00 PM
> To: s-car-list at audifans.com
> Subject: Re: [s-cars] S6 v. A6 front brake calipers
>
> 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
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
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> [mailto:s-car-list-bounces at audifans.com] On Behalf Of Thomas Rodriguez
> Sent: Monday, July 23, 2012 7:40 PM
> To: s-car-list
> Subject: [s-cars] S6 v. A6 front brake calipers
>
> Folks:  On Sunday I sat down with my new Bentley service manual to read
> about servicing the brakes on my '95 S6.  After reading the sections, I
> removed the front wheels to get a good look at things and make some notes.
> To my suprise the front calipers and pads on my car are completely
> different
> than those described in the service manual for the S6 (rears are a match).
> After much head scratching I turned to the section of the service manual
> that describes the brakes on the
> '95 A6, and there they are.  As a cross-check I looked up brake pads for my
> car on AutohausAZ and they seem to show pads that will fit my calipers (2
> pads per wheel), but not for the calipers shown in the service manual (4
> pads per wheel). What gives?  Is the service manual wrong, or did Audi fit
> the American S6 with the same calipers as the A6?  Attached are a couple of
> photos of my right front brake caliper and a pdf of the drawings in the
> service manual for the S6 and the A6.
>  Sorry if this question has already been covered by this group, as I
> neglected to look at the FAQs before typing this message.  Thanks,
>
> Tom
> '95 S6
>
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