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Re: Q: Brake Dust

To: spreha@juno.com (Jonathan M Spreha)
Subject: Re: Q: Brake Dust
From: ti@bazooka.amb.org (Ti Kan)
Date: Wed, 4 Jun 1997 08:43:03 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net
In-Reply-To: <19970603.185438.8574.1.spreha@juno.com> from "Jonathan M Spreha" at Jun 3, 97 06:54:21 pm
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

Jonathan M Spreha writes:
> 	I have a new A4 1.8t
> ...
> that the brakes give off alot of dust onto the rims early on.
> ...
> I know that brake dust is natural, and will occur over
> the life of the car/brakes,  but when will it be 'normal'?

The dust will subside when you accumulate more miles, but the stock
brake pads on the A4 are quite dusty even when it's "normal".
You just need to be more diligent in cleaning them...

-Ti
96 A4 2.8 quattro
84 5000S 2.1 turbo
80 4000 2.0
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References:
- Q: Brake Dust
  - From: spreha@juno.com (Jonathan M Spreha)

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