Audi A6 (C7) Front Brakes Installation | Rotors and Pads Replacement!

[@rodsrepairs7257]

6:26 Why not use an electrical impact wrench for the 21mm caliper bolts? Most home mechanics do not have a car lift to allow long breaker bar use.

[@jimrossabrena7955]

So all of these C7 gen A6s only have one wear sensor for the front?

[@danielluttrell7847]

My 2017 A6 C7 FWD only had 1 sensor for the front and one sensor for both backs (one side only).

[@timoklap]

Some breakpads that go on the outer side of the calliber have gluetape that will stick them to the calliber. So they will not rattel.

[@JackLe1127]

How many times did you crack the floor popping out the rotor to come up with that trick?

[@jmaguedon]

Thank you for this video. you just saved me a good bit of money

[@josecarballo34]

buenos dias me encanta el video, bien explicado pero tengo una duda el par de aprete en Nm ,dado a los tornillos o pernos del soporte de las pinzas de freno de cunato es

[@clgaier]

Is that a piece of wood between the jack and car ?

[@jimrossabrena7955]

It's more gentle on the pinch weld in certain cases

[@berto371rr]

I seen you said there is a break in process. How do I do that. I'm doing the brakes this weekend and I didn't see a video on it on your page

[@abu9357]

It may be that the only thing i ever appreciatet with this car was that it was riding quietly. I watched your awesome vid, took on the Mission an changed both brakes and now i have a really weird noise. It starts at around 40 km/h and just gets louder. Like a helicopter noise. Friend who help me said it will eventually go away but hasn't after 2000 km drive 😭

[@eddyviera5737]

I bought mine used and the front breaks look a bit different, I wonder if they upgraded the calipers

[@danielluttrell7847]

My 2017 A6 C7 fwd has different calipers. There is a metal shield over the tension clips and the carrier bolts are behind rubber plugs. They look bigger than this one and my car is a low-level USA version.

[@ArtemKopylov]

@MDRN Engineer bummer they dont have a kit for a6 c7 allroad

[@scottcollins3187]

TORQUE VALUES ON BOLTS? WHAT ARE THEY?

[@garrygreen4442]

I noticed you pushed up on the passenger caliper mounting bolts. I pushed down to break the driver side bolts, is it up on the passenger side?

[@jimrossabrena7955]

If you think about the orientation, the other side is mirrored so to loosen means up on the passenger side

[@TheMoodms]

hey i have a Question, i have an Audi A8 3.0 supercharge 2013, is is the same break pad as in the A6 Video ? and this is my first time changing the rotor, do you recommend i change the rotor after only changing my front twice and my rear once ? for all 4 ? and what sizes of breaks do i use ? also do we change the wire sensor of wire fluid in every break pad change ? thank you !

[@JaferSabir]

Great video thank you. Quick question please - does anything need to be done with the electronic hand brake prior to working on the rotors and pads?

[@ModernEngineer]

Yes. I have a video detailing the rears

[@JaferSabir]

@@ModernEngineer Thanks 😊👌

[@jmaguedon]

Does the bake kit include the slide bolt and carrier bolts

[@danielluttrell7847]

Not usually.

[@KingOfNy9]

Have me really considering to do this on my own. Very informative.

[@caveresch]

How'd it go? I've changed brakes on like tons of cars but this audi stuff has me anxious because I assume everything will be different.

[@rickyhernandez6195]

@@caveresch it's easy

[@tylerburgess3432]

My A6 has adaptive cruise control. Any extra steps to be aware of (connections etc) since this feature actively engages the brakes?

[@ModernEngineer]

Not that I’m aware of.

[@tylerburgess3432]

Thank you! Swapped out pads and rotors this weekend. You saved me $1,000! Just to confirm there isn't a separate/additional wire for adaptive cruise, etc. Same as your video. Thank you for posting this.

[@davidredmond1982000]

I know I'm late to this post but just have a question, does the brakes need bleeding after doing this job, and do you need to pump the brake pedal to push the piston back out to the rotor?

[@jimrossabrena7955]

If you don't open the bleeders as you push the pistons back, you won't introduce air into the system. Unless you plan on flushing out the old fluid, you can just suck some fluid out of the Master Cylinder reservoir like he did in the video

[@jigneshvallabh1508]

Thanks a mil for this video!!!!

[@RS7evenSLDR]

Question. Are the S7 calipers and rotors (front) direct replacements for a regular A7?

[@anthonymelvey6501]

No they are larger disc diameter & larger break pads on the S7

[@RS7evenSLDR]

@@anthonymelvey6501 direct replacements as in can I take my A7 Rotors and calipers off being as I have the 20 inch Sline wheels that come on an S7 and just directly replace them with the S7 rotors and calipers without any special brackets, hardware etc.?

[@NibirIslam8]

@@RS7evenSLDR yes

[@donthemic]

How important is it to torque to spec, Just debating if i need to buy a torque wrench for this.lol

[@kylemazur1447]

It’s actually very important. It would be great if it wasn’t that important because it would make more projects easier, but it actually is an important step.

[@StaleGrungeMusic]

Too bad he doesnt tell the tq spec...

[@cjjohnson1821]

@@StaleGrungeMusic Most KZbinrs will not... as they may then have liability. It's your responsibility.

[@StaleGrungeMusic]

They can disclose what Factory Spec recommends...

[@cjjohnson1821]

@@StaleGrungeMusic Of course they can. I was passing along something I've seen on other channels. For instance, I'm doing the brakes on an 2018 today, it's why I watched this, would specs be the same? Would OP call them out for same gen cars? Just one year? You see?

[@sinoperture]

A6 has smaller brakes than the A7 it seems….suspension different too…. I thought the A6 and A7 were sorta the same in the wheel well dept…?

[@twintowers5905]

You put the disc on the wrong side looking at the vents in the centre of the disc on the passenger side.

[@sirtrasher6488]

ceramic pads on perforated disc have the risk to make extra noise. It is nog recommended at all to use ceramics on these type of discs.

[@flute136]

who cares? you spend that money for nice looking wheels and rotors to just then have them full of dust in 2 days with semi metallics?? no thanks.

[@michaelzera9361]

Great video. I'm nearing the time where I'll need this done on my 2016 A6. I'll definitely do this myself and use your links. Are the rotors and pads u suggest the best available? And how much would this cost through a dealership?

[@ModernEngineer]

The Audi dealership will charge over a $1000 for a full brake job. If you go to ECS tuning you can find more expensive / better quality parts, however unless you are tracking the car, I don’t think it’s worth the extra cost. Hope this helps

[@michaelzera9361]

@@ModernEngineer Thank you for the response. I'm about to order.