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Re: Floating Brakes

To: Greg Johnson <gregsj@iea.com>, quattro group <quattro@coimbra.ans.net>
Subject: Re: Floating Brakes
From: Huw Powell <human@nh.ultranet.com>
Date: Tue, 02 Mar 1999 01:46:27 -0500
References: <36DB64B8.637BF7C6@iea.com>
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

> I've been reading about cars since about 1965.  Here's a phrase I do not
> understand: "two-piston floating calipers and two-piece floating
> discs."  If everything is "floating" what in the heck stops the car?

how's two out of three...

1.  the calipers are free to move on an axis perpendicular to the
rotor.  hence "floating"
2.  huh?
3.  blue lights

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Huw Powell

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82 Audi Coupe; 85 Coupe GT
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