A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
07-31-2005, 04:26 PM
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A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
warning ?
2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 88,000 miles.
Thanks in advance.
Richard
indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
warning ?
2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 88,000 miles.
Thanks in advance.
Richard
07-31-2005, 11:33 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
On 2005-07-31, Richard Goulding <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
07-31-2005, 11:33 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
On 2005-07-31, Richard Goulding <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
07-31-2005, 11:33 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
On 2005-07-31, Richard Goulding <nospam@nospam.net> wrote:
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
I had rust build up in the border of the disc that cut the wire (for
the indicator) even though the pads had quite amount material left.
However, it was difficult to check this without taking the pads out.
Your pad + disc change is near anyhow so I would recommended you to
just change all the pads and rotors in the same go.
--
Petri Rehtonen
08-04-2005, 02:27 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should
have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the
pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
>
> 2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 88,000 miles.
>
UPDATE
Had the brakes checked today and they needed replacing. So 210ukp later and
I have a shiny new set of discs and pads on the front of my car. Rears were
apparently ok.
Richard
08-04-2005, 02:27 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should
have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the
pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
>
> 2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 88,000 miles.
>
UPDATE
Had the brakes checked today and they needed replacing. So 210ukp later and
I have a shiny new set of discs and pads on the front of my car. Rears were
apparently ok.
Richard
08-04-2005, 02:27 PM
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Re: A4 Worn Brake Pad Warning
"Richard Goulding" <nospam@nospam.net> wrote in message
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> While driving last night my DIS came up with a 'brake pad worn' warning
> indicator and is on all the time. I know that this means that I should
have
> my brakes checked which I intend to do soon. I had a quick look at the
pads
> and there seem to be quite a lot of pad material left even though the car
> has done 88,000 miles on the original pads and discs. My question is does
> the brake warning system allow a large amount of 'give' when triggering a
> warning ?
>
> 2000 Audi A4 2.8 Quattro 88,000 miles.
>
UPDATE
Had the brakes checked today and they needed replacing. So 210ukp later and
I have a shiny new set of discs and pads on the front of my car. Rears were
apparently ok.
Richard
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