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the other issue is that caliper is aluminum and your grinding it and heating it up tremednously and
Posted by: Beerock (4196) on 2014-09-30 21:25:43 In Reply to: 4-piston Touareg Brembo install - fitting difficulties posted by EddieWillers on 2014-09-26 17:45:53	Share \| Report

changing the metalurgy of the aluminum, heating up aluminum moves the molecules around and makes the caliper more brittle thus more prone to snapping.

GET RID OF THAT CALIPER its junk now, especially grinding right by the mounting point.

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4-piston Touareg Brembo install - fitting difficulties - EddieWillers 2014-09-26 17:45:53 (2331 views)
- take 2mm of the mounting tabs. done. - ScratchRob13 2014-10-07 06:03:38 (1537 views)
- smile on your face while you ripped the brakes out your car? - @wesome 2014-10-02 23:14:16 (1505 views)
- If you want touareg calipers, get the 17z or 18z 6 pot. - DonutHands 2014-10-01 14:44:18 (2050 views)
- wow - bracketracer 2014-10-01 10:21:59 (1516 views)
- There's no way this is real, right> - Mike O. 2014-10-01 07:25:53 (1540 views)
  - Geez, you guys must all be perfect and get everything right the first time* - EddieWillers 2014-10-01 10:05:41 (1596 views)
- You have removed too much material where it mounts to the hub. Ditch caliper. :( - jprice 2014-09-30 23:34:08 (1557 views)
  - Yeah, oh well. Does anybody know the thickness of the mounting bracket on the 17z caliper? - EddieWillers 2014-10-01 10:47:44 (1553 views)
    - I think the size of the mounting bracket on the 17z won't make a difference. The newer - Timtheguru 2014-10-01 12:14:23 (1550 views)
      - Tregs 2011/12+ are redesign. A person would want any 2010 and earlier to make sure uprights/calipers  -  S4iowa  2014-10-01 13:19:39 (1519 views)
        
        So does that mean the 4 piston (1LE) calipers used on the 06-10 are different than those on 11+?  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 13:43:51 (1662 views)
        
        The offset of the rotor could definitely be different. I haven't seen a centric spec sheet  -  Timtheguru  2014-10-01 13:52:51 (1533 views)
        
        I got a matched set from a 2013. 3L TDI AWD model  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 14:07:16 (1503 views)
        
        The remans are sold to fit 06-13.   -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 14:15:03 (1545 views)
        
        In looking online, the centric part number for the 2013 rotor is 121.33079 and 2006 is 121.33080  -  Timtheguru  2014-10-01 14:30:03 (1527 views)
        
        Those are right vs. left rotors. Specs are identical 2004-2013.  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 14:40:16 (1514 views)
        
        Ah, you're right. Doh!  -  Timtheguru  2014-10-01 15:51:09 (1507 views)
        
        I bit the bullet and ordered the reman'ed 17z calipers.  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 17:19:45 (1566 views)
        
        $5500 S4!   -  Roger (In Progress)  2014-10-01 18:17:04 (1514 views)
        
        lol, you have issues dude.   -  DonutHands  2014-10-01 18:39:28 (1499 views)
        
        Yep, but a $5000 S4 ain't one of them.   -  Roger (In Progress)  2014-10-01 18:56:23 (1491 views)
        
        Yeah, $5000 would be on the high end these days.   -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 19:50:07 (1489 views)
        
        Best of luck with the 17z calipers! I'll hopefully do something with my wheel bearings soon  -  Timtheguru  2014-10-01 18:03:36 (1568 views)
        
        Are your rotors not centering or something? Why do you think your hub is sticking out?  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 18:42:47 (1509 views)
        
        One side isn't as centered and the wheel sticks out more on that side.  -  Timtheguru  2014-10-01 18:51:02 (1479 views)
        
        The ones I ordered were raybestos. I will get some calipers and measure them. I did have to open up  -  EddieWillers  2014-10-01 19:55:10 (1495 views)
- the other issue is that caliper is aluminum and your grinding it and heating it up tremednously and - Beerock 2014-09-30 21:25:43 (1618 views)
- God, I love (*) what has become of the B5 S4..... - Goldie 2014-09-30 21:01:06 (1878 views)
  - Well, I've owned 3 of these cars over the span of a decade. - EddieWillers 2014-10-01 10:40:58 (1632 views)
  - how many home depot washers did you need? - iammatt 2014-10-01 09:36:58 (1541 views)
  - Boom! - Roger (In Progress) 2014-10-01 01:05:08 (1496 views)
- What are you doing? - 30V-6 2014-09-30 18:39:19 (1573 views)
  - Well I am not a machinist and don't have a lathe or anything to remove material. - EddieWillers 2014-10-01 09:56:07 (1539 views)
    - I've used the JHM, Girodisc and RacingBrake hardware. RB is what I'm using now and I like - Timtheguru 2014-10-01 12:12:27 (1599 views)
      - The girodisc hardware I got did not use a lock washer. - EddieWillers 2014-10-01 20:09:20 (1550 views)
- Also, FYI I found this pdf from a guy who put the 4piston calipers on a C5 A6. - EddieWillers 2014-09-30 14:16:56 (1557 views)
- Don't $5000 S4's use HP2's or at most 17Z's? - Roger (In Progress) 2014-09-30 13:05:53 (1595 views)
  - This is sadly very true, insurance wanted to total my car for a front respray.. fvck 'em I still - Timtheguru 2014-10-01 12:19:01 (1565 views)
  - Says the guy that has how much $$$ sunk into his A4? heh. - DonutHands 2014-09-30 14:20:02 (1535 views)
  - What's on your $2500 A4? - S4iowa 2014-09-30 14:13:57 (1533 views)
    - You didn't get the joke... - Roger (In Progress) 2014-09-30 15:11:41 (1608 views)
      - remember quattrogirl?   -  @wesome  2014-10-09 16:22:19 (1480 views)
        
        quattrogirl is from California, what about her?  -  Roger (In Progress)  2014-10-09 17:49:40 (1459 views)
        
        is that what she wrote to you in an email? You should've taken the hint!   -  @wesome  2015-08-31 08:40:15 (1498 views)
        
        Lol at thinking that I use Google Plus, lol!   -  Roger (In Progress)  2014-10-11 04:07:08 (1498 views)
        
        if you want to meet him you're welcome to. You just might be surprised who it is.  -  @wesome  2014-10-11 05:24:21 (1480 views)
        
        Fuck off and tell him the same.   -  Roger (In Progress)  2014-10-11 06:35:34 (1463 views)
        
        ...   -  @wesome  2014-07-16 06:27:17 (1478 views)
      - That's because some of us have lives. - sherbet 2014-10-01 00:48:30 (1533 views)
      - Holy archives joke, Batman - GramCracker 2014-09-30 16:53:59 (1546 views)
        
        LOL - jakecro [ww] 2014-09-30 18:52:21 (1519 views)
  - You're right, putting a $2k bbk on a 14 year old $5k daily driver wouldn't make much sense - EddieWillers 2014-09-30 13:20:38 (1678 views)
- does that knuckle need additional clearance? - nehalem 2014-09-30 12:35:20 (1575 views)
  - yeah, i had to grind a little off the top of the knuckle to fit the rotor (volvo s70) - EddieWillers 2014-09-30 12:36:40 (1616 views)

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