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Car Forum / UK Car Forums / Car Maintenance (UK group) / January 2007BMW E36 Brake Pads
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. >> Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when >> changing my brake pads [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > 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. >>Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when >>changing my brake pads [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > Once you've removed the old brake pads, use a G-clamp with a spanner > across the piston. ...Whilst surely removing the cap from the brake-fluid resevoir first surely...? Then bleeding as is required. Two-man job for easiness sake. >>>Could someone let me know how I get my cylinders to go back when >>>changing my brake pads [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > ...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. > > Once you've removed the old brake pads, use a G-clamp with a spanner > > across the piston. > ...Whilst surely removing the cap from the brake-fluid resevoir first > surely...? You should certainly remove it to check the level - if high, remove some to stop it overflowing. One of those kitchen cleaner pump sprays makes this easy - after making sure it's clean, put the pickup into the reservoir and pump out the excess into a scrap container. > Then bleeding as is required. Why? If air has got in during this process you've done something very wrong or have faulty seals. > Two-man job for easiness sake. Eh again? Even if they did need bleeding it's been a one man job for as long as I've been doing it. And that's a long long time.  Signature*Yes, I am an agent of Satan, but my duties are largely ceremonial Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. > >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. Easier to simply use the old pad on the piston side. Signature*Prepositions are not words to end sentences with * Dave Plowman dave@davenoise.co.uk London SW To e-mail, change noise into sound. |
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