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Offline jon-tfsi

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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #45 on: June 22, 2011, 09:32:50 pm »
Would highly recommend Andy at ACR his knowledge is endless and he only charges about £25 to 30 an hour.

Had been chasing a problem with my car for 6 months at various garages. He figured it out in 30 mins.
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #46 on: June 22, 2011, 10:15:58 pm »
Quote from: jon-tfsi on June 22, 2011, 09:32:50 pm
Would highly recommend Andy at ACR his knowledge is endless and he only charges about £25 to 30 an hour.

Had been chasing a problem with my car for 6 months at various garages. He figured it out in 30 mins.
Wish I had bought those s3 brakes off you the other month, then this mightnt of happened :ashamed:
I'll give him a ring tomorrow and see wht he says :happy2:
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #47 on: June 23, 2011, 05:08:38 am »
I would say in my unbiased view BUY MY FERRARI F40 BBK which is for sale in the for sale section f :happy2:. That will stop you having brake fade cooked brakes (unless your a absolute animal) ever again, and these come with the added bonus of ripping your spin out every time you have to stop very quickly
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Offline Powervalve Nige

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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #48 on: June 23, 2011, 09:14:52 am »
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Offline DaveB@Vagbremtechnic

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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #49 on: June 23, 2011, 09:50:16 am »
Nige is that a branded XYZ kit?
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #50 on: June 23, 2011, 10:16:06 am »
No its our kit - note the logo is proud of the casing not counter sunk or machined in ( dead easy way to spot generic castings)
6 pt due out in 4-5 weeks ( toolings cost a fortune  :sick:
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #51 on: June 23, 2011, 03:07:58 pm »
Quote from: tony_danza on June 20, 2011, 05:41:15 pm
Quote from: muckipup on June 20, 2011, 04:11:24 pm
Quote from: tony_danza on June 19, 2011, 02:04:39 pm

Did you bleed the system with VAGCOM, so it does all the ABS etc too??


Quick question and hopefully not too off-topic but is recycling of the ABS pump with VCDS really necessary? I heard one story about old brake fluid hiding in there but another from a techie I think saying that it was nonsense as the ABS pump was in an 'open' state when inactive such that when pushing new fluid through the system it also pushes through the pump. Can someone clear this up?

If there's a procedure to follow, then it's there for a reason.  :happy2:



I thought it was only necessary to follow this procedure if you were unlucky enough to have a fluid leak that meant the system and the ABS pumps ran dry. Then the ABS pumps need to be cycled to remove air pockets. The guide for VCDS sort of supports this:

http://www.ross-tech.com/vag-com/cars/absbleeding.html
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #52 on: June 23, 2011, 06:36:00 pm »
Quote from: nige bcs on June 23, 2011, 09:14:52 am
Our 4 pot kit might be just what your looking for  :happy2:
http://www.bcsautomotive.co.uk/product_description.php?PNo=95
http://www.bcsautomotive.co.uk/photos_listing.php?CatNo=16&CatName=BCS+Pro+Brake+Kits
What is the price on that kit like if you dont mind me asking?
I've got to get my oem setup working properly first before I go BBK.

Quote from: jon-tfsi on June 22, 2011, 09:32:50 pm
Would highly recommend Andy at ACR his knowledge is endless and he only charges about £25 to 30 an hour.

Had been chasing a problem with my car for 6 months at various garages. He figured it out in 30 mins.

Thanks andy and john for the recommendation, got booked in at ACR next wednesday :happy2:
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #53 on: June 23, 2011, 10:39:33 pm »
It might be the case that your calipers got a bit hot, possibly might recommend a seal change in the caliper.

The seals are square in section but sit within a recess that is rhomboidal, this creates the rollback that withdraws the pad when you take your foot of the pedal.

At the and of the day if you change the pads/discs/fluid/caliper seals then there very little left to do.
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #54 on: June 23, 2011, 11:12:27 pm »
Quote from: DaveB1970 on June 23, 2011, 10:39:33 pm
It might be the case that your calipers got a bit hot, possibly might recommend a seal change in the caliper.

The seals are square in section but sit within a recess that is   rhomboidal,   this creates the rollback that withdraws the pad when you take your foot of the pedal.

At the and of the day if you change the pads/discs/fluid/caliper seals then there very little left to do.

rhomboidal.  Didn't he used to play for Everton.  :rolleye:
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #55 on: June 24, 2011, 06:49:13 am »
You're thinking of the Greek Centre Forward Trape Ezium
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #56 on: June 24, 2011, 08:21:58 am »
There's a set of gti calipers on eBay, do you reckon it'll be worth me buying those then dave? I remember the hassle with seals on the lamborghini calipers I bought for my mk4 golf....
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #57 on: June 24, 2011, 10:16:21 am »
Have you approached the person that killed the brakes about the issues you are having? They may be able to help out?
« Last Edit: June 24, 2011, 02:01:14 pm by PDT »
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #58 on: June 24, 2011, 11:08:20 am »
We can do the full install for £995.00 or £895.00 supply only
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Re: Cooked brakes, how do I sort it out?
« Reply #59 on: June 24, 2011, 12:58:42 pm »
Quote from: PDT on June 24, 2011, 10:16:21 am
Have you approached the person that cilled the brakes about the issues you are having? They may be able to help out?
They said they would have a look free of charge, but it was 6 hr round trip and £80 of fuel the last time I went there   :scared:
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