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My pins were ******ed up so I picked up a set of aftermarket pins from Advance Auto. I no longer need the 9mm Allen for the front brakes. Also if you need new sensors they are only $10 ish from AA unlike the much more expensive AUDI OEM parts. Aftermarkets work just as good.
I know the book lists a ridiculous torque value for the Brake Carrier to Wheel Bearing Housing Bolts but I have never tightened them to that value without any issues. As tight as I can with an 18 inch breaker or rattle them down with my 1/2 inch air impact. I have never replaced those bolts on any car I have worked on since 1985 as well. I have never used any form of Loctite on any car either for the caliper bolts.
Those little bolts on the fronts that hold the spring and dust plate are easy to screw up as well. Mine are held in with a Heli coil kit at this point. I had M8 Heli coils on hand already from a previous repair on another vehicle. Those OEM bolts are M8 but I am not sure on the thread pitch, I just know that my coils were not the OEM pitch so I had to buy new bolts from Ace Hardware. $3 repair as opposed to new calipers.
For the caliper cylinder compression tool I just use a large C clamp and the old pad.
I figured most of the "torque Specs" for the carrier to bearing bolts just meant "effing tight", but I've found if I don't list the "proper" technique people get upset haha.
My c-clamp didn't work for me, but it's kind of awkward. This tool wasn't expensive and was super easy to use so I'm not mad about buying it. It will work on my wife's car as well.
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