Could someone tell me how to get the cylinders back when changing my brake pads Thanks all Bruno
BMW E36 brake pads
Jan 28, 2007
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Could someone tell me how to get the cylinders back when changing my brake pads Thanks all Bruno
Could someone tell me how to get the cylinders back when changing my brake pads Thanks all Bruno
Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when changing my brake pads Many thanks Bruno
Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when changing my brake pads Many thanks Bruno
Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when changing my brake pads Many thanks Bruno
Once you've removed the old brake pads, use a G-clamp with a spanner across the piston.
Or buy the retracting tool. Halfords sell them.
Front or rear calipers? If the handbrake is incorporated into the rear caliper then the piston must be wound back in, clockwise, if a front caliper then undo the bleed nipple and push, squeeze or lever the piston back, then tighten the bleed nipple.
...Whilst surely removing the cap from the brake-fluid resevoir first surely...? Then bleeding as is required. Two-man job for easiness sake.
You shouldn't need to bleed them unless you undid the bleed screw. Some people recommend doing that, but I've always just removed the cap from the reservoir.
Easier to simply use the old pad on the piston side.
It's a BMW. Drum handbrake.
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