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5000 tq brakes (DONE!)
Dear quattro members,
Regarding the brake overhaul on my Audi quattro and the questions I asked:
Thanks to all for the pointers on how to retract the rear brake caliper
piston with a "hex key". In fact, I found that the key size was 12 MM as
most of you suggested. I did not have a 12 MM allen/hex key, but took a
1/2 " hex key and filed it down... worked like a charm.
Just to summ up, the parts (4 rotors and metalmaster pads) cost around
$USA 240. including shipping. This works out to about $CDN 325. and I had been
quoted by my service garage a total of $CDN 889. for parts and labor. So by
doing the mailorder (and shipping to a USA address of a friend) I saved over
$CDN 550. to do the brakes!!! (UPS charges big bucks to handle Customs Brokerage
for us Canadians when we ship things from the USA...)
That savings can now be applied to tires and shocks :-( :-(
Cheers,
David
1987 5000CD turbo quattro sedan with 140,000 KMs
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dhuddles@gandalf.ca David J. Huddleson Gandalf Canada Ltd., Nepean, Ontario
(613) 723-6500 Days (613) 822-1315 Otherwise