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Old 02-09-2008, 03:59 PM
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What's the final word? Did you tweak it yet?
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Old 02-10-2008, 08:39 AM
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I haven't had time to work on it yet. I'm gonna try and get out there today.
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Old 02-10-2008, 06:38 PM
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Default Well it did'nt work. I tried gravity bleeding everything. Tried bleeding the ABS. More...
Tried using a second person to pump the pedal. At this point I'm stumped. I'm taking it to Anderson Motorsport on Tuesday. I'm guessing that the new master cylinder I put in is bad out of the box. But I want a second opinion.

Thanks for the advice. I will update you guys once it's fixed.
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With everything closed & engine running, does the pedal keep traveling down to floor?
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Old 02-10-2008, 10:13 PM
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Default I get a firm pedal with the car off. Then when I fire it up the pedal turns to mush and
it goes close to halfway to the floor before it gets firm.
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Old 02-11-2008, 02:45 PM
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Sounds like leak in the booster/reservior.Audi does wierd things w/the booster system.Other issues?
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Old 02-11-2008, 05:38 PM
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No other issues. I give up at this point. I'm having someone look at it in the A.M.
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Old 02-11-2008, 07:43 PM
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Yeah. Just check back in later so everyone knows and people can search out this stuff.
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Default Update: inside.
I took the car to Anderson Motorsport. The brakes do feel better. But the brakes are not like they used to be before I started having trouble. The car is drivable but the brake pedal just isn't as firm as it should be.

One thing Anderson said it could be. He noticed that the bleeder screws are too loose when he opens them. He said that maybe air is getting sucked back in past the threads.

I was gonna go get new bleeders at the dealer @13.80 per bleeder (what a ripoff) they didn't have any in stock though.

So I ordered some Speed Bleeders @7.00 each. (much better) Once I get them I'm gonna bleed the system again.

I will update this thread for all you guys that are tracking it.

Thank You to everyone for all your help and advice.
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Default Update: Problem Resolved.
Got the Speed Bleeders installed and bleed the system. Pedal feels about how it should now. I decided at the same time to pull everything apart and clean and lube the sliders and replace all the pads. Here's what I found when I pulled the front pads apart. I'm not sure if it was problem but I'm glad I caught it. <a href="http://smg.photobucket.com/albums/v92/burntaudi/?action=view&current=BrakePads002.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v92/burntaudi/BrakePads002.jpg" border="0" alt="Photobucket"></a>
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