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Re: S6 Brakes, Please Help
Eric,
Until I read your posting recently, I had in no way noticed anything
unusual about the brakes on the S6 that I purchased 10 days ago.
I was paying attention to it today, but still couldn't tell anything
real unusual. The travcel of the brake pedal from rest to full brake
pressure position is probably around 2 inches. I believe that is
pretty similar to my previous car ('88 Porsche 911). Maybe not quite
as easy to modulate, since the brakes only picks up slightly in the
beginning, and then picks up pretty fast, whereas the 911 brakes
seemed more progressive. Full brake pressure is matching up
reasonably well for heel and toeing, though I may have preferred a
slightly shorter brake travel. I have actually been real happy with
the performance of the brakes, but of course I have not yet pushed
them continously in a drivers event...
I will try our A6Q and let you know...
Henrik
Seems my 911 had maybe a more progressive brake pedal travel, but
FYI, my car before the S6 was a '88 911 Carrera, and my wifes car is a
'96 A6Q.
---RubEric@aol.com wrote:
>
> Fellow S6 Owner:
> I lusted for a S4/S6 for a long time and finally purchased a
wonderful 1995 S6
> about two months ago. I had to sell my trusty Chrysler CQ (1933
Imperial) to
> help pay for it, but it is a beautiful car - black with a gray
interior and
> almost as new. It has been chipped and goes like crazy.
>
> Unfortunately, I have a problem with the brakes. The distance the
pedal must
> travel from its released position until braking pressure is
generated is very,
> very long - about two inches. It is much like a drum brake car that
needs a
> brake adjustment. When the brakes are applied, the pedal is so low
that with
> my big feet, I occasionally apply pressure to the accelerator.
>
> It is very disconcerting to drive this car. When cornering, it is not
> possible to give the brakes a short, quick tap as I can with other
cars.
> There is always the uncomfortable feeling of "are the brakes gone"
because of
> the long travel. I often overbrake because I have stomped on the
pedal to
> take the slack up quickly and then apply too much pressure when I
finally do
> build up braking pressure.
>
> The A6 is not like this. It has a very nice "high" pedal with
minimum travel.
> Of course the A6 and S6 have very different braking systems - the A6
is vacuum
> boosted, the S6 is hydraulic boosted. My 84 Olympic, however, is
hydraulic
> boosted and it also has a high pedal with minimum travel.
>
> I bought the car from an Audi-only used car dealer who knows Audis.
He
> indicates the long pedal travel is typical of the S6. Other
correspondents in
> this newsgroup experienced the same long travel on a car he drove.
Others
> have blamed play in the linkages(??). Not likely in a low mileage
car. The
> pads have been checked for wear and the lines have been thoroughly
bled. I
> don't think the problem is worn pads, pads that retract too much, or
air in
> the lines. Based on the input I have received, I have concluded
nothing is
> wrong it is just an unfortunate characteristic of the S6. I THINK
the problem
> is in the design of the master cylinder in that considerable travel
there is
> necessary before the applicable port is covered and the fluid is
confined so
> that pressure can build.
>
> At present, I have an expensive car that I don't like very much. In
fact, I
> have parked it and returned to driving my predictable '84 Olympic.
Unlike the
> S6, I have confidence in the brakes on this car.
>
> I can't possibly be the only person who dislikes the brakes on this
car. One
> of you before me must have been similarly discontent with these
brakes and
> looked for a solution. I would sincerely appreciate the benefit from
your
> experience.
>
> Sincerely, Eric
>
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