Pad wear indicator?
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
>
> This is a clear case of underengineering!
>
> JP Roberts
>
> P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
My wife's 96 A4 avant does - you get this very informative kinda grinding
noise!
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
>
> This is a clear case of underengineering!
>
> JP Roberts
>
> P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried in
the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
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> My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
>
> This is a clear case of underengineering!
>
> JP Roberts
>
> P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried in
the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
--
Hairy One Kenobi
Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the opinion
in the first place. So there!
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
Are you still on your original pads, or were they replaced at some point in
the past and pads without wear sensors were installed?
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
>
> This is a clear case of underengineering!
>
> JP Roberts
>
> P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
>
>
No pad wear sensors on mine either, 97 Quattro, Don't think it was fitted
standard, there is also no wires to plug any into, I checked last time I
replaced the pads
Ron
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
It so happened I took my car to the stealership for routinely inspection
last year, before starting my Xmas holiday - which I meant to fit some
skiing in. As I started driving up a winding road I could hear some kind of
brake noise - even without touching the brake pedal - on left bends. I tried
braking hard because I thought a bit of rust might have settled in, and all
of this was to no avail.
Since the stealer'd told me everything was fine after inspection, it took an
enquiring mind to get a torch and check the rear pads - which funnily enough
always wear faster than the fronts in my car, and there the culprit was, I
needed new rear pads. I carried on to the skiing resort making use of the
shortest gears possible and of as much anticipation as I was capable of, and
the next day I had my pads replaced.
When I mentioned this to the stealer and I said how appalled I was at both
their service and the fact that no wear indicator light turned on on my
board, he said that of course, only S's have that stock - which is not true,
either, as my father's A6 does have the little twinkly.
What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
Regards,
JP Roberts
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> "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:br5huj$787$1@news.ya.com...
> > My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
> >
> > This is a clear case of underengineering!
> >
> > JP Roberts
> >
> > P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
>
> It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
>
> Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried
in
> the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
>
> --
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
>
last year, before starting my Xmas holiday - which I meant to fit some
skiing in. As I started driving up a winding road I could hear some kind of
brake noise - even without touching the brake pedal - on left bends. I tried
braking hard because I thought a bit of rust might have settled in, and all
of this was to no avail.
Since the stealer'd told me everything was fine after inspection, it took an
enquiring mind to get a torch and check the rear pads - which funnily enough
always wear faster than the fronts in my car, and there the culprit was, I
needed new rear pads. I carried on to the skiing resort making use of the
shortest gears possible and of as much anticipation as I was capable of, and
the next day I had my pads replaced.
When I mentioned this to the stealer and I said how appalled I was at both
their service and the fact that no wear indicator light turned on on my
board, he said that of course, only S's have that stock - which is not true,
either, as my father's A6 does have the little twinkly.
What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
Regards,
JP Roberts
"Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> escribió en el mensaje
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> "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:br5huj$787$1@news.ya.com...
> > My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
> >
> > This is a clear case of underengineering!
> >
> > JP Roberts
> >
> > P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
>
> It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
>
> Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried
in
> the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
>
> --
>
> Hairy One Kenobi
>
> Disclaimer: the opinions expressed in this opinion do not necessarily
> reflect the opinions of the highly-opinionated person expressing the
opinion
> in the first place. So there!
>
>
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> It so happened I took my car to the stealership for routinely inspection
> last year, before starting my Xmas holiday - which I meant to fit some
> skiing in. As I started driving up a winding road I could hear some kind
of
> brake noise - even without touching the brake pedal - on left bends. I
tried
> braking hard because I thought a bit of rust might have settled in, and
all
> of this was to no avail.
>
> Since the stealer'd told me everything was fine after inspection, it took
an
> enquiring mind to get a torch and check the rear pads - which funnily
enough
> always wear faster than the fronts in my car, and there the culprit was, I
> needed new rear pads. I carried on to the skiing resort making use of the
> shortest gears possible and of as much anticipation as I was capable of,
and
> the next day I had my pads replaced.
>
> When I mentioned this to the stealer and I said how appalled I was at both
> their service and the fact that no wear indicator light turned on on my
> board, he said that of course, only S's have that stock - which is not
true,
> either, as my father's A6 does have the little twinkly.
>
> What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
Ouch.
OTOH, I've not heard of a car with wear indicators at the rear before - only
ever on the front.
Very strange that the rear pads wear faster - does the handbrake operate on
the same pads and, if so, it is correctly adjusted?
H1K
> "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> escribió en el mensaje
> news:M%sBb.560$rr3.3915@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:br5huj$787$1@news.ya.com...
> > > My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
> > >
> > > This is a clear case of underengineering!
> > >
> > > JP Roberts
> > >
> > > P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
> >
> > It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
> >
> > Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried
> in
> > the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
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> It so happened I took my car to the stealership for routinely inspection
> last year, before starting my Xmas holiday - which I meant to fit some
> skiing in. As I started driving up a winding road I could hear some kind
of
> brake noise - even without touching the brake pedal - on left bends. I
tried
> braking hard because I thought a bit of rust might have settled in, and
all
> of this was to no avail.
>
> Since the stealer'd told me everything was fine after inspection, it took
an
> enquiring mind to get a torch and check the rear pads - which funnily
enough
> always wear faster than the fronts in my car, and there the culprit was, I
> needed new rear pads. I carried on to the skiing resort making use of the
> shortest gears possible and of as much anticipation as I was capable of,
and
> the next day I had my pads replaced.
>
> When I mentioned this to the stealer and I said how appalled I was at both
> their service and the fact that no wear indicator light turned on on my
> board, he said that of course, only S's have that stock - which is not
true,
> either, as my father's A6 does have the little twinkly.
>
> What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
Ouch.
OTOH, I've not heard of a car with wear indicators at the rear before - only
ever on the front.
Very strange that the rear pads wear faster - does the handbrake operate on
the same pads and, if so, it is correctly adjusted?
H1K
> "Hairy One Kenobi" <abuse@[127.0.0.1]> escribió en el mensaje
> news:M%sBb.560$rr3.3915@newsfep4-glfd.server.ntli.net...
> > "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> > news:br5huj$787$1@news.ya.com...
> > > My '98 A4 does not warn me against pad wear, does yours?
> > >
> > > This is a clear case of underengineering!
> > >
> > > JP Roberts
> > >
> > > P.S: Even my old Citroen used to have one!
> >
> > It should do. Mandatory fit, I thought.
> >
> > Mind you, a lot depends upon how deep that little loop of wire is buried
> in
> > the material of the front pads.. how did you find out? Metal-on-metal?
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
"JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
> What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
Well, he was correct. Our cars do not have rear brake pads with wear
sensors. Only fronts do. That goes for both B5 and B6 A4, and I'm pretty
sure the S4 as well.
As far as why the rears wear out faster, I can think of two reasons:
1. The pads are thinner to begin with.
2. The rear rotors are not vented, which means they don't dissipate heat as
efficiently as the fronts do. Higher operating temperatures cause the pads
to wear out quicker.
Cheers,
Pete
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Re: Pad wear indicator?
Pete wrote:
> "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>
>>What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
>
>
> Well, he was correct. Our cars do not have rear brake pads with wear
> sensors. Only fronts do. That goes for both B5 and B6 A4, and I'm pretty
> sure the S4 as well.
>
> As far as why the rears wear out faster, I can think of two reasons:
>
> 1. The pads are thinner to begin with.
> 2. The rear rotors are not vented, which means they don't dissipate heat as
> efficiently as the fronts do. Higher operating temperatures cause the pads
> to wear out quicker.
3. Occasionally driving around with the handbrake on (sometimes people
don't notice if it's up one or two clicks).
C
> "JP Roberts" <1234@yahoo.com> wrote in message
> news:br7133$84s$1@news.ya.com...
>
>>What about B6's? Do they get that stock?
>
>
> Well, he was correct. Our cars do not have rear brake pads with wear
> sensors. Only fronts do. That goes for both B5 and B6 A4, and I'm pretty
> sure the S4 as well.
>
> As far as why the rears wear out faster, I can think of two reasons:
>
> 1. The pads are thinner to begin with.
> 2. The rear rotors are not vented, which means they don't dissipate heat as
> efficiently as the fronts do. Higher operating temperatures cause the pads
> to wear out quicker.
3. Occasionally driving around with the handbrake on (sometimes people
don't notice if it's up one or two clicks).
C