I went to get an estimate on how much they cost, and I need all 4 break pads and rotors, but the price is $750 bucks? Is that right? It seems VERY high for these simple things.

 

Its a simple job you can do yourself for probably $300 if you know how to a brake job. Your gonna need a special tool to compress and rotate the rear calipar. I found the tool at Sears Hardware for about $14. Don't pay over $700 for something you can do yourself in a couple hours.

 

yep, definitely something very simple that you can do yourself, and save yourself over $400 in the process. i added up all the parts just to get a general guesstimate about how much it would cost you to do it yourself, and it comes up to just over $300 with the rear brake piston tool included, which is much better than $750.

 

$750 for all 4 installed sounds cheap to me. My local dealer quoted $1300 for the S4.

Yea, DIY, it's really easy! Just go & buy the rear caliper tool form Harbor Freight.

 

I have't gotten my Audi yet... but I assume a similar process will apply. It would be an ideal time to change the brake line fluid.

You can guy a little electric tool that will suck the fluid out of the line. A worth investment. Around 30 USD, I think...

All the best and let us know what you ended up doing.

Another good investment is to buy a Bentley's manual....

 

My WARRANTY ended up "covering it" wink wink (Hope you understand what I mean)

On a side note, what is a Bently manual lol? I read about it all the time, is it the manual for a Bently car? or ?

 

The change out is not too difficult. I used a Irwin clamp to compress the pistons. I had to replace both front rotors before 50,000 miles. I don't remember the cost, but I bought both rear and front rotors and pads. Cost was less than $500. My dealer wouldn't cover it under warranty. Needless to say, I wasn't happy with that decision. Appeals didn't work. Since the 2001 Avant was my wife's car and she didn't abuse it, even in the hills of Central PA, I question Audi's quality. Overall, I'm still planning to buy another, but will think long and hard before I do!

 

Bently's is a publishing company that has a good (I haven't personally seen one yet) guide on the things you would do to your Audi. Search on Amazon for a competitive price.

They also have a good technical discussion forum that I've been visiting. They seem to have some interesting questions and answers.

 

Just a note, you really don't need a special tool to compress the rear calipers. Needle nose pliers work just fine.