Pedal feel has gotten squishy and my rotors are whooped.
03-29-2005, 01:55 PM
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Pedal feel has gotten squishy and my rotors are whooped.
I changed pads 1,200 miles ago but lately my brakes feel softer then usual.
I am going to do new SS lines and change the fluid but should I also change the front rotors and leave the 1,200 mile used pads on there, or change the front pads again?
TIA
I am going to do new SS lines and change the fluid but should I also change the front rotors and leave the 1,200 mile used pads on there, or change the front pads again?
TIA
03-29-2005, 02:08 PM
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Hmmmmmmmm.
Gosh that sure doesn't seem like very long pad life. Even for an RS6 ;-) I would only bother to change the rotors if they are damaged. Is it possible that somehow moisture has gotten into the system? Perhaps they pressure-washed under the hood at the body shop or something and the M/C seal wasn't so super? Even if so, no great heartburn: I think if you just carefully bleed out the system you will get to the right answer. Audi pedals when set up correctly are awfully binary (brake on/brake not on) so I don't know that the SS lines would be at all necessary in a roadgoing car. I mean I know "necessary" doesn't drive all decision-making on this BBS but it's probably good not to simply incinerate Ben Franklins for nary a reason.
03-29-2005, 02:22 PM
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No need to change pads unless they're damaged -- i.e. have a rock embedded
The pads and rotors themselves don't contribute much to feel. Grip/bite, yes. Feel, no. If they're squishy, it's likely air -- so fluid or lines.
Scheduled maintenance calls for a flush 'n' fill every 2 years. Has yours been done?
Scheduled maintenance calls for a flush 'n' fill every 2 years. Has yours been done?
