Re: jack slipped

["C. Krafft" <ckrafft@olg.com>]

Ti,
I have had good luck with Audi jacks up til now.  Problem was I started out
by rotating tires (and investigating a grinding noise).  Turned out brake
job was a bit more than I was accustomed to.  Once I figured out the 
calipers were threaded, I gave up trying to compress it with a vise -it
didn't work, and after a false start with a tool designed for it, ended up
carefully turning the piston in with a vise grip.  Jack slippage was
probably a result of trying to hurry a bit too much - plus car was close to
wall so jack under car was difficult to see.  Thankful no damage done,
except to jack and no one was hurt.  Will rely on my service station
hydraulic jack and jack stands in the future.
Charlie Krafft----------
> From: Ti Kan <ti@amb.org>
> To: DGraber460@aol.com
> Cc: ckrafft@olg.com; quattro@audifans.com
> Subject: Re: stuck brake caliper
> Date: Saturday, December 18, 1999 6:27 PM
> 
> DGraber460@aol.com writes:
> > Most Audi calipers are spread by _screwing_ the piston back into the
caliper.
> > HTH
> 
> That's true only for the rears.  Front calipers usually are just pressed
in
> (a portable vise or C-clamp works great for those).
> 
> -Ti
> 96 A4 2.8 quattro
> 84 5000S 2.1 turbo
> 80 4000 2.0
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