Re: Back to the brake bomb story...

[paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk (Paul Heneghan)]

From: Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>
>When I was down in Cape Town I took my car to the brake experts to
>finally sort out the problem with the brake bomb and my wobbly
>braking system.

>They skimmed the front rotors and couldn't do anything with the rear.
>The replacement job for the rear runs into the $300 region which I
>can't afford.

Get them mail order from Euro Car Parts or German & Swedish - probably GBP30 
for the pair!

>I was therefore just wandering if this loss of brake pressure and poor
>braking is perhaps not the accumulator, but the shot rear discs. Can
>this be the case?

Probably

>Anyway, could the poor discs at the back give the impression of a failed
>accumulator  or not? The pedal does do some shudder at the bottom of
>its travel.

You've really got to start with pads and disks up to spec before you start 
diagnosing anything else.

>I am glad I had  the fronts skimmed 'cos a few days before I left the
>shaking when braking had the steering wheel moving approximately 10cm
>in each direction and holding onto the steering wheel when it did this
>left spasm in my hands and upper arms at times.

Wow!  What happens in the rain?

Paul
paul.heneghan@bbc.co.uk
1984 Audi 80 quattro (replaced disks every 30k miles)
1989 Audi 100 Avant