Here's my take on the situation. The emergency brake is probably on the
rear wheels (Credit SAAB for front wheel emergency brakes that actually
could stop the car). I've found that when the automakers use the calipers
for emergency brakes too, the linings for those calipers wear out 2-3 X
faster than they otherwise would. I believe that they make the pads much
softer (yet they don't fade in normal service work) to make the "emergency"
brake much more effective. I had a SAAB 900 Turbo that wore out the front
inside pad in 15-30K miles (that was w/ the upgraded pads and boots) and the
rears lasted forever. The Maxima was likewise front drive, but the rear
pads wore out real fast and the fronts lasted. I had a Mazda Protege
(whatever) w/ disk rears, and it's rear pads wore out fast. In each of
those cases, the rear pads were also the parking brake except for the SAAB;
there the fronts were. My current rides have an internal shoe under the
"hat" of the rear disk. Those rear disk pads seem to be lasting forever :-)
Mike Allendorfer
96 Impala
94 Chrysler
yadda, yadda, yadda
----- Original Message -----
From: Steven J. Sherwood <ssher@home.com>
To: Geoff Mohler <gemohler@www.speedtoys.com>
Cc: Greg Umbay <greg_umbay@yahoo.com>; Bay Area Autocross
<ba-autox@autox.team.net>
Sent: Monday, September 25, 2000 9:48 PM
Subject: Re: brake bias
> It is AWD...quattro drivetrain. The ESP (electronic stability
> program) program didn't come out until 2001 model year.
>
> Steve
>
> Geoff Mohler wrote:
> >
> > Being unfamiliar with the car..is it RWD and incorporate traction
control?
> >
> > On Mon, 25 Sep 2000, Steven J. Sherwood wrote:
> >
> > > Well, I guess I should comment..seeing as I have an S4 now...
> > > and had an A4 for 50,000 miles. According to my sources and
> > > my experience, about 80% of Audi A4 braking is being done by
> > > the front brakes. The only reason why the rear brakes would
> > > wear out faster is if your wife has a propensity for forgeting
> > > to take the emergency brake off. :-)
> > >
> > > Steve
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Greg Umbay wrote:
> > > >
> > > > --0-1681692777-969897129=:9286
> > > >
> > > > I am a bit confused. I just recieved my A4 Avant back from it's 15K
service and the rear brake pads were down to 50% and the front pads were at
70% remaining. I thought that the front brakes do most of the stopping. I
had expected that the fronts would be more worn. Are there any other Audi
A4 owners who have the same situation. The car is 100% showroom stock,
never been autoXed or out on open track. Just my wife's daily driver.
> > > >
> > > > Greg
> > > >
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> > > > <P>I am a bit confused. I just recieved my A4 Avant back from
it's 15K service and the rear brake pads were down to 50% and the front pads
were at 70% remaining. I thought that the front brakes do most of the
stopping. I had expected that the fronts would be more worn. Are
there any other Audi A4 owners who have the same situation. The car is
100% showroom stock, never been autoXed or out on open track. Just my
wife's daily driver.</P>
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