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12th March 2009, 03:45 PM
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Conan (the Librarian) Watch it if you dare Currently, 2000 S8, Merlin Purple, Leather Pack 1, Winter Pack 1, SPAX adjustable suspension, AP Racing 6 pot front caliper, 385mm fully floating disks, EBC Yellow Stuff Pads, Black Diamond grooved rear disks and predetor pads, D2 Doctors Brake Block. 1997 4.2 A8SQ - the Projekt. 12 years and ongoing! 1997 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. Restoration sat waiting; saved from the Scrapyard 2003 C5 Allroad 4.2Q - Cobolt Blue. Towing car. Laid up awaiting manual conversion. 2005 C5 Allroad 2.5TDi FE - Grey - Workhorse. 2015 Q3QS SLine - Daytona Grey. Lots of extras! Long Haired Admirals cutter. Previously 2003 C5 A6 1.9TDI FWD - Loaner from D2 Doctor Lifex 1997 S8 - Ming Blue. Loaned out and written off. I loved that car. My first engine swap after cambelt failure. 1996 4.2 A8SQ - Ming Blue. 178k on a cambelt! Trader's 8. Delivered to A8Parts at Lifex. 2003 2.8 A8SQ - powder blueish. Fill in for a while. Sold on. 1998 1.8T A4 Avant FWD. Ming Blue (there's a theme here), PEX for the 97 S8. And a list of non VAG going back 40 years before I saw the light. 
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12th March 2009, 04:00 PM
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Boy Conan you sure are the quickest Librarian in the west!!
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Confidence is the feeling you have before you know better . . . .  Audi A8 D2 3.7 Quattro Sport 1999 FL - Melange 2nd Place Winner - A8-Freunde Annual German Meet 2012 at Edersee 20" x 9" Bentley GTC Wheels with 385mm W12 Front Discs & Bentley Caliper Covers, Front Lowered on Coilovers, Xenons, Combined DRLs and LED Foglights to modified OEM front fog lamp position, Alcantara/Leather, Full Black Alcantara headlining + pillars and blind shelf, Bespoke Flat Bottomed Sports Steering Wheel, Dark Myrtle Wood, Autodim Mirrors, Bose, Blinds, Digital TV, Ski Hatch, Modified rear exhaust section for extra V8 Burble  Audi S8 D2 Final Edition 2002, Avus Silver with Red Leather Interior Tiptronic with Sport mode button, Sony rear entertainment package, Bose sound system, Audi Navigation Plus, 20 inch Final Edition alloys, Full Cat Back Stainless Milltek exhaust, giving a great V8 burble Audi A8L D2 4.2 Petrol with LPG - Ebony Black Audi A8L D4 FL 4.0T Petrol twin turbo - Havana Black Audi A2 1.6 FSi Sport - Dolphin Grey with Votex body kit and Red Leather Interior and some other A8's A8L's and Mercs
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13th March 2009, 11:34 AM
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Updated with a diagram - should make it clearer I hope
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13th March 2009, 01:16 PM
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Ska I have these same symptoms. It used to judder a while back.. but then went away. Just recently its back, pretty well noticeable all the time at about 65-70, then will go away.. come back..first of all felt like wheel balance, but I recently had them all balanced when changing the wheels over so not that - definitely notably worse under braking, to the point where when the car is coming to a stop and I have my foot on the brake pedal, I can almost 'feel' the pads grabbing a bit.
Warped discs I am thinking.. hence the other question about which discs to get (I think I have the same setup as you so will be looking at 345mm - any rough price I should be paying) Anyway will watch out for all this although dont' think my calipers have been painted at all. I'll make sure the surfaces are properly clean though when I get to changing the discs.
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16th March 2009, 12:28 PM
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I got my discs from GSF down Greenford, I think they were about £120 the pair (345mm) - I haven't got the receipt handy. I had to pay another £12 on top of the price of the 323mm ones anyway, if that gives you a clue.
Incidentally, who was it in the A8 4.2Q "N117 ***" friday last week? Silver it was and looked nice and clean, somewhere near Southall I think it was. I was in a works truck so you wouldn't have noticed me. Just as a sub-note, when mine were juddering, it wasn't like the pads were contaminated - you know, like a lack of friction judder. This was physical contact/no contact juddering, like the discs were warped big time, it felt a bit like the car was struggling to do the ABS thing as though I was on ice, but I know it wasn't an ABS fault as the light didn't come on and the juddering carried on after I released the pedal, then gradually faded as the discs obviously got cooler. Also, the outer wear band had a hint of blue (over heating) and the pads stunk like worn clutch. The discs now look like they should, smooth even wear right across the landing zone. They bite really well now too. Shame the gearbox is kaput again... 
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16th March 2009, 01:47 PM
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No it wasn't me. Though I make regular trips to Southall for groceries I hardly take the 8 there for fear of mindless delivery drivers in that area. Now I'm thinking you used the Hayes by pass to get there? If you did you proly drove passed my house with the 8 parked in my drive.
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