Greg,
you may indeed be wearing through the rears quicker, but to extrapolate on what
someone else said, that percentage number should be taken with a grain of salt!
I've asked a service technician how his shop determines the percentage left,
and how many mm were left and how many are there when new. He told me that he
didn't know either answer but that they just go by gut feel...
YMMV,
Bill Davis
"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:
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> > 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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>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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