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Old 04-30-2009, 03:50 PM
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Hi

I got an Audi A4, 2007 S-line TDI. More or less all the time after driving I can feel bad smell coming out of tyres or wheels or from that area. Nothing is coming on the alarming display to be fixed. However, I can't feel any bad smell by sitting inside the car.

Please can someone, anyone advice me on this issue

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Old 04-30-2009, 08:42 PM
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gotta throw it in the air and check for some rubbing......
 
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Old 05-01-2009, 03:56 PM
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You don't feel any pull in the wheel do you, either while driving or braking? Seems that at least the earlier A4s have suffered from seized brake calipers. There's a chance that could be happening (and you didn't specify front or rear, so if it's rear it could be a seized caliper and you wouldn't feel it in the steering wheel).
 
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Old 05-01-2009, 04:35 PM
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Ya..lasy time I had that it was a seized brake...
 
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Old 05-04-2009, 01:38 AM
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I feel a pull while braking & feel more bad smell when I brake more. Strong smell comes from right front and left rear wheel....
Thanks for your replies
 
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Old 05-04-2009, 08:57 AM
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yea thats your brake pads. they do smell quite pungent.
 
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Old 05-04-2009, 10:54 PM
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Dont drive that way long.. you'll boil the grease outta the bearings.
 
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