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How to adjust parking brake shoes

3 Series Parking Brake Shoes

Took me 2 hours yesterday, and a joy to do compared to myy old car.

Tools Needed

Jack and axel stands

Breaker bar

Wheel !Removed! (house bricks)

Flat head screw driver

Ratchet

long ratchet extention bar

10mm deep socket

17mm socket

16mm socket

6mm alan key socket thingy

Step 1

Slaken wheel nuts using 17mm socket and braker bar.

Place wheel chocks at front wheels

Jack car up and place axel stands where the rear side jacking points are.

You can, however, do both sides independently...

Step 2

When car is sucure, remove boot from around handbrake lever, just give it a tug and

pull it upward towards the front of the car so its out your way.

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Step 3

Use 10mm deep socket withe extention bar to loosen the brake cable nuts until the cables

are completely slack.

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Step 4

Remove wheels, place next to the discs to the rear of the car(for putting callipers on later.)

Step 5

Remove callipers, there are 2 16mm hex bolts holding it on.

Place on wheel next to you, dont let them hang

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Step 6

Remove discs, take out the 6mm bolt on the disc, give the disc a tap all round with a rubber mallet

and the dics should come off easily.

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Step 7

Now you con see the shoes and the adjuster, circled below.

On the right wheel, turn the adjuster down and towards the front to expand the shoes.

Ont the left wheel, turn the adjuster up and towards the read to expand the shoes.

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Step 8

When its difficult to put the disc back on because to much expansion, take 5-8 clicks off

the ajuster.

Step 8

Put discs, calipers and wheels back on.

Step 9

Pull the hand brake lever several times to seat the cable.

Then pull the handbrake up 2 clicks. Tighten the cable tension

ajustment nuts until its just possible to turn the rear wheels

with a littke resistance.

Release the handbrake and make sure the wheels turns freely.

Step 10

Pull up handbrake and check wheels are locked.

Put boot back on around lever.

Lower car and tourqe wheel nuts up.

Done :rolleyes:

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