fignewton

Got a nice reply this morning from Mike at TS. Seems like there were a few other people that complained about the same thing, and they have had some bushings machined that are slightly oversize in case the regular ones are not tight enough in the caliper holes. He said the only way to know for sure if you need is the oversize is to install them, and see if the noise is there when the caliper moves. If so, you need the oversize. Not sur what I'll do with these yet; may put them on my son's B6 A4.
Fig

maaliish

Wish I knew about this option when I did my front brakes. I would have probably ordered a set.

RoberTT-WWCD

must be the nature of the beast...:-)

RoberTT-WWCD

It took me about 30 minutes for both sides after I removed the wheels.

crew219

Take JB weld and lightly smear it in the hole . . . . put in the caliper bushings and let dry overnight. My friend has Auto-X'd on a set of these bushings with JB weld and there have been no issues whatsoever. JBweld is good to about 500F which is fine for that component.

Dave

SereniTTy

Huh, I always figured you wouldn't want to install these on calipers with worn pads.

RoberTT-WWCD

If the pads are new, I don't see the problem. And if they are very worn, then...

maaliish

Maybe I'll do it when I swap my summers on.

RoberTT-WWCD

It do make a difference...:-)

maaliish

Thanks