86 4000 CSQ - brakes and exhaust

["STEve Dambrowski" <steved@panix.com>]

Car: 1986 Audi 4000 CS Quattro
Miles: 140,000 +/-

Two questions. I just put on new brake pads on the front, and they 
were VERY, VERY, *VERY* tight. Once I got them on, the front wheels 
would hardly move. I've never had them that bad. I could only keep 
the car in 1st, since trying to shift allowed the car to almost come 
to a stop. (And this is with all 4 wheels trying to turn!) The pads 
I've gotten before have always been kindof tight, but never like 
this. Everything's fine now - it just took a few minutes of driving 
to eat some of the pad off and open some room.

  Question - Is the place I'm getting the pads from making them 
                    wrong? (ABC Auto in NJ) 

                    Which pads should I get? ((Mailorder) I don't 
                     think I will ever get them from ABC again) 

Second - My muffler is going yet again. This is the second one I've 
gotten, and they don't seem to last more then a year. Tops. I ordered 
the complete (cat back) system from Blaufergnugen! two years ago. 
Almost one year later (it comes with a 1 yr. warren) the rear muffler 
goes. I call them up, they send me a new one, I send the old back. 
Fine. Now the muffler is going again. (tail pipe section) I'm going 
to call and just talk to the guy and see what he says.

  In any event, can anyone suggest a pretty decent muffler at a fair 
price? I know 'you get what you pay for' and I'm not mad or anything, 
I just figured I would look around before I order another one from 
Blaufergnugen.


-steved@panix.com



















       STEve

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