coolwater808

Recently took my 06 A6 3.2Q for a normal brake maint when the mechanic said, my caliper pistons are messed up and sticking out too much b/c i drove the vehicle for too long w/o changing out the brake pads. i havent heard any squeaking so i was kinda shocked to hear that (does anyone know why it didnt squeak?). i took the vehicle in b/c the peda was vibrating when i pressed it.

where would one be able to get a front brake caliper for an 06 A6 3.2Q? i rather not buy OEM since its super expensive? does anyone know of any trusted brake supplier? its out of warranty so im SOL. any help would be greatly appreciate it!

am_ver

Did you brake pad light come on? the front pads have sensors which will trigger the brake pads light to come on in the dash.

so even if the brake pads were worn out, why is that being such a problem - I can see the argument that the rotor needs to be replaced, but fail to understand why the caliper is messed up.

Here is a DIY for brake pads replacement for our cars - this is the same caliper. https://www.audiworld.com/tech/wheel137.shtml

I suspect this guy doesn't know what he is doing, or he wants to extract more money from you.

J. Patterson

Check here http://www.worldimpex.com/ I have used them several times.

coolwater808

thanks for the prompt reply back guys! yeah, i suspect this guy doesnt know what he's talking about but he's supposed to an ASE Master Tech? i dunno...i took it to another shop and they told me they have to replace my rotors and brake pads for a grad total of $365? is that cheap?

BTW, my brake pad warning light didnt come on either? i wonder if my car is a fluke?

am_ver

$365 is not bad.. My parts were rotor ($175), pads ($90)= $265. $100 labor is fairly decent.

mystrodo

You can turn your rotors (if they have the thickness) for about $40..just like new.

am_ver

Is turn = resurface? or they are two different things?

mr.pliner

it's the same...
But I'd be more concerned with ur brake sensors, that should have been screaming "BRAKE" (on ur right side of the cluster panel i.e speedometer) for a month or two... And on ur central info display...