[V6-12v] Rear Caliper work

[clive young]

No Blood..but I did smack my face off the rear strut when the pin
broke,,just told everybody the wife did it for spending to much on the
Audi...have a black eye now....
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "The CyberPoet" <thecyberpoet at cyberpoet.net>
To: "Clive Young" <cyoung1661 at rogers.com>
Cc: "Audi list" <v6-12v at www.audifans.com>; "Zoran Hranisavljevic"
<zhranis at sprint.ca>
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:28 PM
Subject: Re: [V6-12v] Rear Caliper work


> Well, in hindsight, here's some tips for others in the same situation:
> 1. Try using heat. A propane or MAPP gas torch works wonders at
> resizing the pin-hole interface, then quench it with your choice in
> lubricants (liquid wrench as he so aptly suggested).
> 2. The pins the pads slide on should be coated with a copper grease
> ideally, or at least a no-seize moly compound. Using regular automotive
> grease is a bad idea, because brakes get damn hot, and repeated
> exposure cause it to fail (by dripping off).
> 3. Consider using a bench vice to press out the pins if they are
> stuck... after heat and lube has been applied liberally and repeatedly.
>
> Well, one more lesson in the classroom of life... At least there were
> no reports of human blood involved in this mechanical episode :)
> Cheers
> =-= Marc Glasgow
>
> Macintosh consultant tampa brandon fl 813
> www.cyberpoet.net
>
>
> On Monday, December 1, 2003, at 09:12  PM, Clive Young wrote:
>
> > In conclusion it is easy to summarize that the lower pin gets all the
> > salt, water, and crud thrown up by the back wheel and the pathetic
> > rubber seal keeps none of that out so this is bound to happen to any
> > car. Regular maintanance to the rear brakes can save many of the
> > headaches I went through. Just service those sliders ! If you see rust
> > forming on the outside of the disk, you may already be too late.
> >     Incidentally someone was selling a kit which included 4 new rubber
> > boots slider grease and 4 new 13mm bolts on EBAY for only $12.00 It
> > wasn't worth it for me with shipping and dutied converted to Canadain
> > but I would suggest grabbing them if you are going to do your brakes.
> > Especially if your rubbers are toast.
> >
> > In addition of course I had to get the rotors off. Audi Made a huge
> > mistake in the design of their hub. It fits exactly into the top hat
> > of the rotor. no room to spare, So of course when taking it back off 8
> > years later you have all the rust on the inside of the top hat jamming
> > it. Tip: before even trying to pull the rotor off, reach around and
> > scrape out as much as you can with a screw driver, then after whacking
> > the rotor just work it off slowly ...  and yes, use lots of liquid
> > wrench .......
> >
> >     So that is where I am at so far ... and I haven't even looked at
> > the calipers yet ,, hope they aren't seized too..... :-)
>