Re: A4 Brakes in Rain

[Brett Dikeman <brett@pdikeman.ne.mediaone.net>]

All cars have problems with water on disc brakes, just a fact of 
life.  Some pads are better than others, though.

To a certain extent, your pedal is supposed to sink down, but it 
should get progressively harder to push down.  If it were hard as a 
rock that would indicate no assist.

Last time I checked, (most?) Audis don't use vacuum assist.

Brett

At 8:56 AM -0500 2/5/99, Fedele, Phil wrote:
> I have noticed the same thing. I have a 1998 1.8T FWD 5spd. I have
> applied brakes during the rain to take an off ramp and felt as if there
> were not brakes!!!! I complained to the dealer and they said all was
> O.K. Now with 4 wheel discs there is always a very slight 'drag" of the
> pad on the rotor so it should remove water build up. When I go to apply
> the brakes after a period of wet roadway It feels as if the pedal loses
> pressure and goes more to the floor. Something like a vaccum or
> hydraulic loss of pressure. Not just a hard pedal with wet rotors.
> Never had this problem with my 1994 Civic EX-a Coupe (with 4 wheel
> discs). There must be something that can be done (recall, new pad/rotor
> design etc...)
> Thanks.
>
>
> Philip A. Fedele
> phil.fedele@us.origin-it.com
>

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