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General Brake Info:

Tech Info
Brake System Diagnosis - machschnelGTI
Pad and Rotor Bed-In Theory, Definitions and Procedures - Stoptech
Brakes Tech - Eric@tirerack
Brake pad performance: Friction coefficient & operating temperature LIST - phatvw
Bigger brakes, are they always better? - Forum Discussion
Brake fluid boiling points - genxguy
Brake upgrade math - Jezztor
"The Working of Brakes" - Geezer

Inexpensive Brake Pressure Bleeder
http://www.bmw-m.net/TechProc/bleeder.htm
Inexpensive brake bleeders - sparty

Caliper Piston Tools
http://www.harborfreight.com/c...40732
http://www.metalnerd.com
http://www.germanautoparts.com

Disassembling Girling rear brake calipers



Modified by eggroller at 11:29 AM 12-26-2006

[Stephen@VWvortex]

Golf & Jetta I:
DIY Front Caliper Rebuild (using MKII 9.4" as a model) - evilpat

Golf & Jetta II:
MKII brake info & donor cars - vwtoys
MKII brake info - Hemlock
Rear disc brakes on 8V GTI - Batan
DIY Front Caliper Rebuild (using MKII 9.4" as a model) - evilpat
The Big Brake Upgrade Picture Thread - Jezztor

Golf & Jetta III:
Brake Upgrades - Mk3 VR6 - vwventovr6
Front Brakes Walk Through - Mk3 2.0L - Dan J Reed

Golf & Jetta IV:
The brakes of the MK4 platform - OEM and Upgrades - eggroller
What tools are needed to change brake system? - phatvw
Rear Brakes - MRP2001GTi
337/TT rear brake upgrade - Helicon Twist
R32 13" brake conversion instructions - GT17V

Golf & Jetta V:
The brakes of the MK5 platform - OEM and Upgrades - eggroller

Passat - All other models:

Passat B5:

Touareg:

Phaeton:

Corrado:
Fitting Audi two piston calipers -cramer

Scirocco:

Lupo:

Polo:

Fox:
Big Front Brakes

Vans & Transporters:

Modified by eggroller at 5:00 PM 8-2-2007

[Stephen@VWvortex]

TT
R32 13" brake conversion instructions - GT17V

A2

A3 & S3 (A4)

A3 (A5)

A4 & S4 (B5)

A4 & S4 (B6)

RS4

Allroad

A6 (C6)

A6 & S6 (C5)
Replacing FT & RR brake pads on the A6 (2.8q and 2.7t) - Mark Quinn
Replacing Front brake pads/rotor on Audi A6 (C5) - kevin1533

RS6

A6 & 100 (C4)

A8 & S8 (D2)

A8 (D3)

5000, 100, 200 (C3) & V8 (D1)

4000, Coupe GT & 80

80, 90, Coupe quattro & Cabriolet
Porsche 996 brakes on a 90 coupe - 90quattrocoupe
Possible rear vented rotor combinations for the Coupe - 90quattrocoupe

Ur S4, Ur S6, S2 & RS2

UrQuattro & Sport Quattro


Modified by eggroller at 7:55 PM 3-1-2009