[urq] Bleeding urq rear calipers?

Martin Pajak martin at quattro.ca
Fri Jun 2 15:49:53 EDT 2006


Frank,

I'll be working on the '83 tomorrow (a bit of cleaning/detailing).. you
can drop by or I'll take a pic and e-mail it.

Cheers
-- 
Martin Pajak

http://www.quattro.ca

1982 Audi Ur-quattro (50,000 mi) new project
1983 Audi Ur-quattro (85,000 mi) Concourse d'Elegance
1985 Audi Ur-quattro (212,000 km) Euro spec. import mit 3B :)
1987 Audi 4000s quattro (205,000 km) wintervagen mit 7A :)



> fdekat
> Hello All:
>
> I'm planning on doing some brake work on the urq (replacing the master
> cylinder, as it drags the brakes when hot), but I can't find ANY bleeders
> on
> the rear calipers...???
>
>
> To indentify the calipers:
>
> The calipers are NOT the 4kq style.
>
> The calipers have a 'banjo bolt' adapter on the caliper end of the flex
> line,
> that connects the line to the caliper.
>
> The car has two separate parking brake cables, and the last 6" or so at
> the
> caliper end of the cables is rigid pipe, with kind of a 's' curve in them,
> to
> move the cables lower down. THat's kind of weird in itself..
>
>
> Is it possible that you are supposed to bleed them at the fitting onto the
> caliper, or am I missing something? (Like two broken off and well hidden
> bleed screws? :-)
>
> Any thoughts, as I'm puzzled..!
>
> -Frank de Kat-
>
>
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