Re: lingering problems

[Autobahn01@aol.com]

In a message dated 96-11-05 21:57:30 EST, dans@ans.net (Dan Simoes) writes:

>If you have any ideas lemme know, I may futz with
>it tomorrow, otherwise I think I might take it to an
>Audi shop in the area.  If I could get the brakes going I 
>was thinking of going to visit Chris Semple and let him fix this
>stuff :)

Ohh yeah, set *me* up with Rosemary's Baby! What a sport  ;^)

"The pedal is still soft.  Though I bled the fronts, perhaps I 
need to redo them all?  When bleeding I noticed some black crap
coming out of the lines, is this contamination?  
Also, the car pulls to the right noticably, didn't before.
Unless I screwed up the steering I don't see what's up.
One possibility - the front left wheel got very hot (to
the touch) while driving.  This suggests the caliper is stuck,
but doesn't explain why the car pulls to the right, does it?
Also, you will recall I almost blew one of the calipers, but
that was the right one, and while the right rotor is warm,
the wheel is not.  The pedal is still very soft as well
(clutch works fine though)."

If the pedal is still soft, I'd bet you've still got air in the lines
somewhere. Did you bleed the rears before the fronts? Perhaps if we bleed all
four corners(RR,LR,RF,LF) she'll come back to life. A good plan anyhow, as
that blk crud surely wasn't brake fluid!

I'd start there, then see if all calipers are holding their own....

Stop by anytime!
-Chris Semple
autobahn01@aol.com
Concord, NH
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