How to Replace Audi Brakes

An Audi is a high-performance vehicle with a high-performance engine installed on every model. High-performance engines put out a lot of power, so Audi installs disc brakes for every wheel. The disc brakes are behind each wheel and secured to each rotor. On the top or the side of the rotor is a frame to which the brake caliper is secured. On the rear of each caliper are two bolts that mount the caliper to the frame. The bolt size and torque specifications will be different on each model, so you will need a metric ratchet set to complete this job.

Instructions

1

Loosen the four or five lug nuts on one of the Audi's wheels using an Audi tire iron. Raise that wheel off the ground using a car jack.

2

Lower that side of the frame onto a jack stand to support the Audi. Remove the wheel from the Audi's frame, and set it aside while you work.

3

Remove the bolts from the rear of the brake caliper using a ratchet and correct-size socket from the set. Pull the caliper off the frame, and rest it on the lower control arm.

4

Remove the pads from the inside of the caliper by pulling them out. Insert an Audi brake compression tool into the caliper, and turn the handle clockwise to force the caliper's piston onto the caliper. Insert the new pads.

5

Place the caliper onto the rotor frame, and tighten the bolts to the torque specifications for that model. Place the wheel onto the frame, and replace the nuts to the wheel. Lower the frame to the ground, and tighten the lug nuts to the torque specifications for that model.