Brake pad rotor replacement
06-19-2006, 03:32 PM
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Brake pad rotor replacement
I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
cylinder?
Anything I might want to watch out for?
I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
process the same as most cars?
Thanks;
Dan B
Diggerd83@yahoo.com
Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
cylinder?
Anything I might want to watch out for?
I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
process the same as most cars?
Thanks;
Dan B
Diggerd83@yahoo.com
06-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
diggerd83@yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
06-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
diggerd83@yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
06-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
diggerd83@yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
06-19-2006, 04:32 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
diggerd83@yahoo.com wrote:
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
Dan,
There are special tools that will push the piston back and rotate it at
the same time. Get one for ca. USD 20; it's a good investment. I've
replaced my rear pads twice using this.
But I don't know what the procedure is to change the rotors/disks.
Anyone? ...
/Robert
06-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
06-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
06-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
06-19-2006, 06:35 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If the rears are like a '98 v6 A4 quattro, they are pretty easy to do if you
have the tool that compresses and turns. When I did it a couple of years
back, AutoZone lent me the tool for free (refundable deposit). I did the
rotors too and they were quite straight forward.
06-19-2006, 08:03 PM
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Re: Brake pad rotor replacement
Do you have anti lock brakes?
If so I would not attempt it till I knew if using the c-clamp process would
damage anything.
Last time I bought anything for my Audi, I remember it was pretty expensive.
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<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
If so I would not attempt it till I knew if using the c-clamp process would
damage anything.
Last time I bought anything for my Audi, I remember it was pretty expensive.
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remove one of the @'s unless you are a spammer.
<diggerd83@yahoo.com> wrote in message
news:1150749139.518423.299900@r2g2000cwb.googlegro ups.com...
> I'm looking to replace the read pads on my 2000 Audi TT quattro.
> Can I use a C-clamp to compress the cylinder? Do I need to turn the
> cylinder?
> Anything I might want to watch out for?
> I was thinking about replacing the rotors at the same time. Is the
> process the same as most cars?
>
> Thanks;
> Dan B
> Diggerd83@yahoo.com
>
