BMW E36 Brake Pads

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Bruno - 28 Jan 2007 00:18 GMT

Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when
changing my brake pads
Many thanks
Bruno

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MrCheerful - 29 Jan 2007 20:43 GMT

> Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when
> changing my brake pads
> Many thanks
> Bruno

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.

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Dave Plowman (News) - 30 Jan 2007 00:08 GMT

> > Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when
> > changing my brake pads
> > Many thanks
> > Bruno

> 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.

It's a BMW. Drum handbrake.

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