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Old 03-08-2003, 04:12 PM
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/2691/rear_brakes_003.jpg"></center><p>
Well, I waited until Sat, and am now done with my rear brakes. Thanks to those who warned me about the brake caliper tool ..... It worked very well! And I can see it would have taken forever, not having the right tool for that job. It took me about 1.5 hours to get both rear brakes done, replaced rotors and pads. And I did need a BFH to remove the old rotors. AutoZone has the tool....and it was FREE! Give them a deposit, $35, return the tool, and get your deposit back! HIGHLY RECOMMENDED! The pic is of the tool. You can see it has many adapters to fit other calipers, not just ours.
Thanks again for the advice,
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/2691/rear_brakes_001.jpg"></center><p>Here is the tool as it is being used. It really did make that part of the job easy!
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/2691/rear_brakes_002.jpg"></center><p>The finished job. I used Mintex Red Box, since I've had good luck with them up front with my A8 upgrade. The rotors are from ECS Tuning. I've had good luck with them too. That is also where I got my TT brackets for the front upgrade. They have been very prompt on shipping orders for me.
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are these ECS rear rotors bigger than OEM or same size, just slotted?
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<center><img src="http://pictureposter.audiworld.com/2691/rear_brakes_004.jpg"></center><p>the finished product, ready for the road. They do look might small compared to the A8 rotors up front....
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HOW do you get more than one pic in a post??? ;-)
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Stock size, just slotted
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cool, got the same upgrade...front and rear.
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Nice job


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