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Re: 5000CST ABS Noisy

To: audi5000cst@hotmail.com (David Smith)
Subject: Re: 5000CST ABS Noisy
From: Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 1997 13:00:10 -0400 (EDT)
Cc: quattro@coimbra.ans.net (Quattro List)
In-Reply-To: <19971015161715.4551.qmail@hotmail.com> from "David Smith" at Oct 15, 97 09:17:15 am
Reply-To: duane@zk3.dec.com
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

Hairy green toads from Mars made David Smith say:

>    Anyone know why the ABS on my '87 5000CS Turbo Automatic (174k miles) 
> would be making so much racket (and associated vibration) when it kicks 
> in?  It works fine but sounds awkward.  Could it just be old age (the 
> car, not me)?  All four brakes were just replaced, rotors and all by the 
> previous owner.

I don't know what you mean by "so much racket", but the ABS is
supposed to be noisy and pedal-pulsing when operational. This is
to let you know that it is engaging.

-- 

Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation		(603)-884-1294
110 Spit Brook Road
M/S ZKO3-3/U14
Nashua, NH    03062-2698

Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's too heavy to care.

References:
- 5000CST ABS Noisy
  - From: "David Smith" <audi5000cst@hotmail.com>

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