Re: Bleeding ABS Brake Lines

[Gerard <gerard@poboxes.com>]

After I had my pads changed my mechanic told me he also bled the lines.
This guy is not an Audi mechanic, but is Bosch. I don't know if you
guys followed the posting on this list about dead bombs. I was also
a sufferer of that problem. The odd thing is that before having my
pads changed and brake system bled my brakes, even though worn and
squealing, were still killer brakes. From the day the car came back
from the change the brakes were soft. A week later I had all the
symptons of a dead bomb, ie. shudder at the end of the brake
travel and hard pedal as soon as the motor was off. I am now wandering
if I should rather do a re-bleed of the system to try and get some
better braking even if the bomb is on its last bit of fuse.

Could spongy brakes after a pad change and bleed only be air in
the system? Could such a thing cause the bomb to fail? Could it give
the symptons of a failed bomb even if the bomb was ok?

Also, anyone using Ferodo Platinum pads? I should have gone with the
standard factory Ate pads, those damn Ferodo pads don't even come
with built on wear indicator wires! What is the verdict on the
stopping power of these pads? I mean, dead bomb or not, air in the
system or not, just how hard does one have to hammer the pedal to get
the pads to even touch the rotors???? :)

G.
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