Replaced rear brake rotors and pads on 2003 A4 3.0 Q with ATE rotors and PBR pads
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Replaced rear brake rotors and pads on 2003 A4 3.0 Q with ATE rotors and PBR pads
The tech articles were very useful, but 2 things I've done differently:
- There is no need to remove caliper bracket and therefore no need to unscrew 8mm hex bolts;
Rotor can be removed and installed with this bracket being installed - there is enough gap for it;
Initially I had hard time removing this bolt at the bottom, so I tried to remove rotor and it slides through the gap fine. Just remember to clean new rotor again after you slide it in, since it can touch bracket and get some grease on the surface;
- 2 13mm replacement bolts should be replaced with new bolts!
OEM pad set come with them, so if you have aftermarket pads, get them separately from dealer ($2 each!), they will have locktide compound already on them;
- I rented the brake service kit from AutoZone for free, so you don't need to spend $100 for similar OEM tool. You can also buy this kit for $35...
- There is no need to remove caliper bracket and therefore no need to unscrew 8mm hex bolts;
Rotor can be removed and installed with this bracket being installed - there is enough gap for it;
Initially I had hard time removing this bolt at the bottom, so I tried to remove rotor and it slides through the gap fine. Just remember to clean new rotor again after you slide it in, since it can touch bracket and get some grease on the surface;
- 2 13mm replacement bolts should be replaced with new bolts!
OEM pad set come with them, so if you have aftermarket pads, get them separately from dealer ($2 each!), they will have locktide compound already on them;
- I rented the brake service kit from AutoZone for free, so you don't need to spend $100 for similar OEM tool. You can also buy this kit for $35...
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