newbie changing stockrotors for adamspp's

[simona]

Kinda a brake newbie but very mechanically inclined. Anyone know of any gotcha's when changing rotors for a B7 S4?

I got DYI from http://johnvey.com/features/a4brakes/ Like most things the devil are in the details. I saw on Youtube some guys use silicon grease but this DYI mentions nothing about grease.

[Logic006]

To remove the rear rotors I had to undo the top control arm. There was no other way that I could get to one of the allen bolts that hold the caliper on. It also made it easier to remove the other as well. Just remember the position of the oblong washers because they determine your toe-in of the wheel on the control arm. I would recommend taking a sharpie pen and drawing a line across both washers and control arm to help line things up the way they were before when you reassemble everything. Also I had to use an impact gun to loosen the front bolts. They are tight. Took about 20-30 min per wheel and I am no mechaninc.

[simona]

To remove the rear rotors I had to undo the top control arm. There was no other way that I could get to one of the allen bolts that hold the caliper on. It also made it easier to remove the other as well. Just remember the position of the oblong washers because they determine your toe-in of the wheel on the control arm. I would recommend taking a sharpie pen and drawing a line across both washers and control arm to help line things up the way they were before when you reassemble everything. Also I had to use an impact gun to loosen the front bolts. They are tight. Took about 20-30 min per wheel and I am no mechaninc.

THX! all good pointers, I am gonna get myself an impact wrench from homedepot before starting.