[s-cars] Rear Brake Caliper ????

[jim@almgt.com]

Thanks for the suggestion....I forgot to mention that I just replaced the parking brake cables a year and a half ago.

Jim



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From: mtgadbois at aol.com
Date: Mon, Mar 4, 2013 10:45 am
Subject: [s-cars] Rear Brake Caliper ????
To: <jim at almgt.com>
Cc: <s-car-list at audifans.com>


 Jim,

Make sure that your parking brake cables are not rusted.? I had a similar situation as yours (95.5S6) and I rebuilt the calipers - rather easy to do - but the bigger reason for the rotors being chewed up was that the cables rusted up.? The rust had turned the cables into a solid mess about 1 foot from the brake caliper.? Changing those are a pain.? If you need cables I bought mine on Amazon and they were just fine.

Good luck,

Mark near Chicago
Message: 7 
Date: Sun, 3 Mar 2013 20:18:57 -0700 
From: "Jim Fleischer" <jim at almgt.com> 
To: <s-car-list at audifans.com> 
Subject: [s-cars] Rear Brake Caliper ???? 
 
Hey guys, 
 
Nice to see the list breathing again! 
 
My '95 avant has developed a sticking drivers rear caliper, and as it is due to  
a sticky parking brake cam lever, it has worn one side of the rotor much more  
than the other.  So, I'm looking at new pads and rotors anyway, and was thinking  
since these are original calipers that have 150K on them, I might as well go the  
full new/reman caliper route.  I need plug and play, can't afford the downtime  
to rebuild at the moment.  That is, unless, someone has a better idea......such  
as some known good condition calipers hanging around they'd part with for a  
song?  I'd like that idea, because I would like to hold onto the calipers I have  
and rebuild them if needed some other time.... 
 
And if not, anyone recommend a source for new/reman. rear calipers, rotors and  
pads?  Due to lack of finances, I'd like to keep it as stock as it is.  It sees  
no track time, just spirited Rocky Mountain 4-season driving.  Thanks all! 
 
Best regards, 
 
Jim Fleischer 
'95 urS6 avant mit 150K