re:Brakes A'Flame

[Bernie Strub <bstrub@silverlink.net>]

Osman Parvez sed:
><<<snip story of VW bakes fading badly>>>
>    Any ideas? Should this concern me? I was thinking about giving the mechanic
>who performed the work a call but I thought I would consult the list first.

When were the brakes last flushed and bled?  Old (> 1 year) fluid will have
significant amounts of moisture in it, which will lower the boiling point of
the fluid, allowing brake "fade".  A bleed and flush is certainly in order
now in any case.
>
>Sorry for the low audi content in the above.. but since Audi and VW share a
>common heritage (and seemingly a tight common future in terms of products) and
>quite a few of you out there have experience with this, I thought I would ask.

The principles remain true to all vehicles with hydraulic brakes.

>P.s. Do you think that the VW is underbraked? Front disks with rear drums
>inadequate for it's performance potential? 
>
No.  I've seen these cars driven quite hard, with upgraded pads only, and
they stop nicely.
>>>>>Bernie
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