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Peter et al-
Here's the original- sorry I neglected to quote it the first time.
gregsj@mail.imm.com wrote:
>
> Fellow Audians; I had an interesting conversation with Dan (THE MAN)
> Simoes own mechanic the other day about UFO brakes. Mr. Greg Haymann
> of the Autofirm (914.855.0170) say they need not be problematic. He
> states:
> 1) There is a brake bias adjustment valve at the rear of the
> cars that requires a pressure gauge for appropriate
> adjustment and you never can have too much rearward bias;
>
> 2) Change the brake fluid once a year at the beginning of
> summer;
>
> 3) Keep the front mounting hubs rust free and as clean as
> possible;
>
> 4) Make sure the brake duct/cooling vents are wide open (they
> tend to close up a bit (look under the front bumper for the
> air flow entry points).
>
> Usual disclaimers and all that. Greg