AC mounting BMW 328i 1997 E36 Workshop Manual

Fig
.
20
.
Trailing
arm
front
bracket
bolts
(arrows)
.

NOTE-

BMW-supplied
replacement
trailing
arms
come
with
the
bushings
installed
.
Anew
wheel
bearing
will
have
to
be
installed
.

0013222

11
.
If
trailing
arm
is
being
replaced,
transfer
trailing
arm
front
bracket
.
Transfer
attached
brake
system
compo-
nents
to
newarm
as
described
in
340Brakes
.
Insta¡¡
a
new
wheel
bearing
as
described
earlier
under
Rear
Wheel
Bearings
.

12
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
"
Alwaysuse
new
self-locking
nuts
.
"
Have
car
professionally
aligned
when
job
is
complete
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Drive
axle
#o
final
drive
unit
mounting
flange
M8
Torx
bolt
......
.
...
.....
.
..
..
64
Nm
(47
ft-Ib)
M10
Torx
bolt
.....
...
.
....
.....
100
Nm
(74
ft-Ib)

"
Road
wheel
to
wheel
hub
.
...
100±10
Nm
(74t7
ft-Ib)

"
Shock
absorber
to
trailing
arm
......
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)
"
Trailing
arm
tofront
bracket
.......
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

"
Trailing
arm
bracket
to
body
........
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"Trailing
arm
to
upper

or
lower
control
arm
(M12
bolt)
....
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

REAR
SUSPENSION



330-
1
1

Trailing
arm
bushing,
replacing

NOTE-

When
replacing
any
bushing
in
the
rear
trailing
arm,
measure
and
recordthe
orientation
and
protrusion
of
the
bushing
from
its
boss
.
Press
in
new
bushing
to
match
the
positionof
theold
one
.

1
.
Remove
trailing
arm
as
described
above
.

2
.
Pressbushing
out
of
trailing
arm
using
appropriate
press
tools
.

3
.
Coat
new
bushing
with
Circolight
9
lubricant
or
equiva-
lent
.

4
.
Using
appropriate
press
tools,
draw
new
bushing
into
trailing
arm
until
previously
measured
protrusion
is
achieved
.

5
.
If
front
bracket
bushing
was
replaced,
alignfront
brack-
et
before
tightening
bolt
.
See
Fig
.
21
.

A

B=8mm
measured
upfrom
cast-
ing
mark
on
trailing
arm
.
0013237

Fig
.
21
.
When
installing
trailing
arm
front
bracketuising
8mm
bar
stock
.

6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Have
car
professionally
aligned
when
job
is
complete
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Trailing
arm
tofront
bracket
.......
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

"Trailing
arm
bracket
to
body
......
.
.
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

REAR
SUSPENSION
ARMS

330-
1
2



REAR
SUSPENSION

Upper
control
arm,

removing
and
installing

1.
Raise
rear
end
of
car
and
remove
wheel
.

WARNING
-

Make
sure
that
the
car
is
firmly
supportedon
jack

stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack

stands
beneatha
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not

place
jack
stands
under
suspension
parts
.

2
.
Remove
drive
axle
as
described
earlier
.

3
.
Remove
stabilizer
bar
link
fromupper
control
arm
.

4
.
Support
trailing
arm
from
below
with
a
transmission

jackorequivalent
.

WARNING
-

It
is
recommended
that
a
retaining
chain
be
in-

stalled
between
the
bottom
coil
of
the
coil
spring

and
the
upper
control
arm
to
retain
thespring
in

case
of
accidental
release
.
Personal
injury
can
re-

sult
if
the
compressed
coil
spring
ís
not
released
slowly
and
carefully
.

5
.
Remove
lower
shock
absorber
bolt
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
18
.

Slowly
lower
trailing
arm
until
coil
spring
is
fully
re-

leased
.
Remove
restraining
chain
and
remove
spring
.

7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Always
use
new
self-locking
nuts
.

"
Have
car
professionally
aligned
when
job
is
complete
.

"
Insta¡¡
drive
axle
as
described
earlier
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Drive
axleto
final
drive
flange

M8
Torx
bolt
..........
..
.
..
....
64
Nm
(47
ft-Ib)

M10
Torx
bolt
.........
..
..
.
...
100
Nm
(74
ft-Ib)

"
Shock
absorber
to
trailing
arm
..
..
..
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"
Upper
control
arm

to
final
drive
carrier
(M12
bolt)
...
..
.
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"
Upper
control
arm

to
trailing
arm
(M12
bolt)
.........



110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

Lower
control
arm,

1
.
Raise
rear
end
of
car
and
support
it
securely
on
jack-

stands
.
Remove
rear
wheel
.

2
.
Remove
both
lower
control
arm
mounting
bolts
.

FINAL
DRIVE
CARRIER

3
.
Use
a
soft
hammer
to
tap
control
arm
out
of
its
mount-

ing
points
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

NOTE-

Use
a
new
bolt
and
washer
assembly
at
the
final
drive

carrier
mountíng
point
forthe
control
arm
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Lower
control
arm

to
final
drive
carrier
(M12
bolt)
......
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"
Lower
control
arm

to
trailing
arm
(M12
bolt)
....
..
.
..
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

FINAL
DRIVE
CARRIER

Final
drive
carrier,

removing
and
installing

1
.
Raise
rear
end
of
car
and
support
it
securely
on
jack

stands
.
Remove
rear
wheels
.

2
.
Remove
driveshaft
.
See
260
Driveshaft
.

3
.
Remove
both
drive
axles
as
described
earlier
.

6
.
Remove
both
upper
control
arm
mounting
bolts
.
Re-

move
control
arm
.



4
.
Disconnect
stabilizer
bar
from
upper
control
arms
.
Re-

move
stabilizer
bar
mounts
.

5
.
Disconnect
speedometer
harness
connector
on
final

drive
(where
applicable)
.

6
.
Remove
rear
section
of
exhaust
system
.
See
180
Ex-

haust
System
.

NOTE-

It
may
be
easier
to
remove
complete
exhaust
asonepiece
.
See
180
Exhaust
System
.

7
.
Remove
upper
and
lower
control
arms
as
described

earlier
.

8
.
Support
final
drive
carrierwith
transmissíon
jack
.
Re-

move
mounting
bolts
and
nuts
at
final
drive
carrier

bushing
mounts
.
See
Fig
.
22
.

9
.
Slowly
lower
final
drive
and
final
drive
carrier,
detaching

removing
and
installing



wire
harness
and
connectors
as
necessary
.

10
.
Finaldrive
may
now
be
unbolted
from
final
drive
carrier
.

Final
driveinputshaft
oil
sea¡,
replacing

1
.
Raise
car
and
support
safely
.

2
.
Drain
final
drive
oil
as
described
earlier
.

3
.
Remove
driveshaft
from
final
drive
inputshaft
flange
.

See
260
Driveshaft
.

4
.
Make
matching
marks
on
input
shaft
and
inputshaft
collar
nut
.
See
Fig
.
4
.

Fig
.
4
.



Make
matching
marks
on
input
shaft
collar
nut
and
flange
.

5
.
Pry
lockplate
from
nut
.
Hold
input
flange
andremove

collar
nut
.
If
necessary,
usea
pullerto
remove
input

flange
.

6
.
Remove
final
drive
front
dust
cover
.

8
.
Install
new
final
drivefront
dust
cover
.

9
.
Lightly
lubricate
inputshaft
and
press
input
flange
back

on
.
Insta¡¡
collar
nut
and
slowly
tighten
until
matching

marks
line
up,
coming
as
close
aspossible
to
specified

torque
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Final
driveinputshaft
flange
to
pinion

with
4
bolt
side
covers
.



.........
175
Nm
(129
ft-Ib)

(or
until
match
marks
line
up)

"
Finaldriveinputshaft
flange
to
pinion
with
6
bolt
side
covers
...........
185
Nm
(137
ft-Ib)

(or
until
match
marks
line
up)

CA
UTION-

If
the
input
flange
nuttorque
is
exceeded,
or
the
nut
is
tightened
past
the
marks,
the
crushable
col-
lar
sleeve
behind
theflange
will
need
to
be
re-
placed
.
This
operation
requires
disassembly
of
the
final
drive
unit
.

10
.
Install
a
new
lockplate
and
refill
final
drive
with
lubri-

cant
.

11
.
Remaining
assembly
is
reverse
of
disassembly
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Driveshaftto
final
dríve
flange
...
See260
Driveshaft

"
Flex-disc
to
driveshaft
or
transmission
flange
...........
See260
Driveshaft

"
Finaldrivedrain
and
fill
plugs
...
.
..
.
70
Nm
(52
ft-Ib)

Final
drive
unit,

removing
and
installing

FINAL
DRIVE



331-
3

1
.
Raise
rear
end
of
car
and
support
it
securely
on
jack
stands
.
Remove
rear
wheels
.

2
.
Remove
driveshaft
from
final
drive
input
flange
.
See
7
.
Pry
faulty
sea¡
from
its
recess
using
a
hooked
sea¡
re-



260
Driveshaft
.
moval
toolor
a
large
screwdriver
.
Dip
new
sea¡
in
final

drive
lubricant
and
drive
it
into
position
.



3
.
Remove
both
drive
axles
from
final
drive
unit
.
Suspend

axle
using
stiff
wire
.
See
330
Rear
Suspension
.

CAUTION
-

ee
careful
not
to
mar
the
housing
when
removing



4
.
Disconnect
stabilizer
bar
from
upper
control
arms
.
Re-

the
seas
.



move
left
and
rightstabilizer
bar
mounts
.

5
.
Disconnect
speedometer
harness
connector
on
final

drive
(where
applicable)
.

6
.
Support
final
drive
with
transmission
jack
.
Remove

mounting
bolts
atfront
and
rear
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

7
.
Slowly
lower
final
drive
unit
and
remove
towards
rear
.

FINAL
DRIVE
SERVICE

331-
4



FINAL
DRIVE

FINAL
DRIVE
SERVICE

0013242
0013243

Fig
.
5
.



Final
drive
to
final
drive
carrier
rear
(A)
and
front
mounting
bolts
(B)
.

8
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Check
and
adjust
parking
brake
as
described
in
340
Brakes
.

"
Always
use
new
self-locking
fasteners
.

"
Have
car
professionally
aligned
when
job
is
complete
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Drive
axle
to
final
drive
flange

M8
Torx
bolt
..
.
...
...
..
.........
64
Nm
(47
ft-Ib)

M10
Torx
bolt
.
.
...
...
..
........
100
Nm
(74
ft-Ib)

"
Driveshaft
to
final
drive
flange
...
See
260
Driveshaft

"
Final
drive
carrier
to
body
..
........
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"
Final
drive
to
final
drive
carrier
(M12
bolts)

Front
mount
.....
...
.
...
........
95
Nm
(70
ft-Ib)

Rear
mounts
.....
.......
.
.
.
..
...
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib)

"
Road
wheel
to
wheel
hub
....
100±10
Nm
(74±7
ft-Ib)

"
Upper
or
lower
control
arm

to
final
drive
carrier
(M12
bolts)
...
..
77
Nm
(57
ft-Ib))

340-
4
BRAKES

Fig
.
2
.



Front
brake
caliper
assembly
.

Bleeder
valve
and
dust
cap

Mounting
bolt

Brake
pad
wearsensor
(left
wheel
only)

-
Brake
pad
.
carrier
Anti-rattle
^_
spring-

0012154

Fig
.
3
.



Brake
caliper
guide
bolts
(arrows)
.

5
.
Pull
caliper
straight
off
rotor
.

CAUTION-

Do
not
let
the
brake
cafiper
hang
from
the
brake
hose
.
Suspend
ft
from
the
chassis
using
stiff
wire
.

BRAKE
PADS,
CALIPERS,
AND
ROTORS

0012155

Fig
.
4
.



Removing
anti-rattle
clip
by
unhooking
at
top
and
bottom
.
Use
screwdriver
asan
aid
(arrow)
.

NOTE-

If
there
is
a
ridge
on
the
rotor
edge,
the
cafiper
pfston
will
have
to
be
pushed
back
finto
the
cafiper
before
the
cafiper
can
be
removed
.

340-
6BRAKES

bolt~



Guide
bolt

caps
covers
Brake
caliper
Shoe
retaining
píns

Parking
brake
cable

Fig
.
7
.



Rear
brake
caliper
assembly
.

Caliper
guide



Brake



ad
bolts
,



Bleeder
valve



i
_
~wear
sénsor
®



and
dust
cap



(right
wheel
V
.
.,,,

Brake
caliper,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Raise
car
and
remove
wheel
.

WARNING
-

Make
sure
the
car
is
firmly
supported
on
jack
standsdesigned
for
the
purpose
.

2
.
Loosen
brake
hose
fitting
at
caliper
.
Do
not
remove
.

3
.
Remove
caliper
mounting
bolts
from
steering
arm
(Font

caliper)or
from
trailing
arm
(rear
caliper)
.
See
Fig
.
8
.

4
.
Press
piston
back
into
caliper
and
slide
caliper
off
brake

rotor
.
Spin
caliper
off
brake
hose
.

5
.
Inspect
brake
caliper
for
signs
of
leakage
.
Check
that
caliper
piston
slides
smoothly
into
caliper
.
Replace
cal-

iper
if
any
faults
are
found
.

6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Bleed
entire
brake

system
before
driving
car
.
See
Bleeding
Brakes
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Front
brake
caliper
to
steering
arm
..
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

"
Rear
brake
caliper
to
trailing
arm
....
67
Nm
(50
ft-Ib)

"
Brake
fluid
hose
to
caliper
....
17-19
Nm
(13-14
ft-Ib)

"
Road
wheel
to
hub



........
100±10
Nm
(74±7
ft-Ib)

BRAKE
PADS,CALIPERS,
ANDROTÓRS

Cover

Caliper



!



Brake
pad
Oringiston



carne
-
p

Circli

©
ot~
AV
~:
Z



1vo~
Spring
and
spring
retainer



uust
seas



~~



Aniráttle

j),
Brake



spring
Shoe
pads
_
_

adjuster



per
return

nf

MIL

Rotor
with
integrated
parking
brake
drum
6573

0011256

Fig
.
8
.



Front
brake
pad
carrier
mounting
bolts
(arrows)
.
Rear
caliper
mounting
bolts
are
similar
.

Brake
rotor,
removing
and
installing

Brake
rotors
shouldalways
be
replaced
in
pairs
.

Fig
.
9
.



Brake
rotor
mounting
screw
(arrow)
.

3
.
Inspect
rotor
for
excessive
grooving,
cracks,
and
warp-

ing
.
Check
rotor
thickness
.
See
Table
b
.

4
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Clean
rotor
with
brakecleaner
before
installing
.

"
If
brake
fluid
hose
veas
removed
or
loosened,
brake

systemmustbe
bled
as
described
aboveunder

Bleeding
Brakes
.

BRAKES
340-
7

5
.
Once
brake
assembly
is
instalind,
depress
brakepedal

several
times
to
adjust
caliper
and
pads
.

"
Pedal
should
feel
firm
and
be
at
proper
height
.

"
Check
fluid
leve¡
.
Top
up
if
necessary
.

NOTE-

M3
models
use
directional
brake
rotors
and
mustbe
in-



NOTE-

stalled
on
the
proper
side
.
Part
numbes
are
cast
finto



When
installing
new
rear
brake
rotors,
the
parking

therotors
.
A
part
that
ends
in
an
odd
number
is
a
left



brakeshouldbe
adjusted
.
See
Parking
Brake
.

rotor
.
One
that
ends
in
an
even
number
is
a
right
rotor
.

1.
Remove
caliper
as
described-above
and
hang
from



Tightening
Torques
chassis
using
stiff
wire
.



"
Brake
rotor
to
wheel
hub
..........
16
Nm
(12
ft-Ib)

"
Front
brake
caliper
to
steering
arm
...
110
Nm
(81
ft-Ib)

NOTE-



"
Rear
brake
caliper
to
traíling
arm
....
67
Nm
(50
ft-Ib)

Do
notloosen
caliper
brake
hose
.



"
Road
wheel
to
hub



...
..
.
100
±
10
Nm
(74
t
7
ft-Ib)

2
.
Remove
mountingscrew
holding
rotor
to
wheel
hub
.



,

See
Fig
.
9
.



Table
b
.
Brake
Rotor
Reconditioning
Specificati*M`

Front
Rear

Vented
rotor
wear
limit
(min
.
thickness)



20
.4
mm
(0
.803
in.)

Solid
rotor
wear
limit
(min
.
thickness)



8
.4
mm
(0.331
in
.)

M3
models
wear
limit
(min
.
thickness)



26
.4mm
(0
.977
in
.)



18
.4
mm
(0
.723
in
.)

Axial
runout
(max
.)
rotor
removed



0
.05
mm
(0
.002
in
.)



0
.05
mm
(0
.002
in
.)
rotor
installed



0
.20
mm
(0
.008
in
.)



0
.20
mm
(0
.008
in
.)

CAUTION-

M3
brake
rotors
must
not
be
machined
.

MASTER
CYLINDER

The
brake
master
cylinder
is
mounted
to
the
front
of
the
vac-

uum
booster
on
the
driver
side
bulkhead
.

Master
cylinder,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Using
a
clean
syringe,
empty
brake
fluid
reservoir
.

WARNING
-

Brake
fluid
is
highly
corrosive
and
dangerous
to
the

environment
.
Dispose
of
it
properly
.

NOTE-

On
original
equipment
rotors,
the
mínimum
allowable



2
.
Disconnect
brake
fluid
leve¡
sender
connector
from
fluid

thickness
is
stamped
on
the
rotor
hub
.
Measure
the
rotor



reservoi
r
cap
.

brakingsurface
with
a
micrometer
at
eight
to
ten
different

points
and
use
the
smallest
measurement
recorded
.



3
.
Disconnect
brake
fluid
lines
frommaster
cylinder
.
See

Fig
.
10
.
Disconnect
hydraulic
clutch
system
supply
line
.

4
.
Unscrew
mounting
nuts
and
remove
master
cylinder

from
brake
booster
.

5
.
Make
sure
all
nuts,
fluid
couplings,
thread
bores,
and

mating
surfaces
are
clean
.

MASTER
CYLINDER

340-
8
BRAKES

Fig
.
10
.
Brake
fluid
linesat
master
cylinder
(arrows)
.

6
.
If
fluid
reservoir
was
removed,
install
it
carefully
using
new
sealing
grommets
.

7
.
Mount
master
cylinder
to
brake
booster
using
a
new
0-
ring
and
new
self-locking
nuts
.

CAUTION-

Use
cave
not
to
over-torque
the
master
cylinder
mounting
nuts
.
This
could
damage
the
brake
booster
and
prevent
proper
vacuum
build-up
.

0012164

8
.
Connect
all
brake
fluid
lines
.
Connect
hydraulic
clutch
hose
to
brake
fluid
reservoir
.

9
.
Reconnect
fluid
leve¡
sender,
and
bleed
entire
brake
systemas
described
earlier
.

BRAKE
BOOSTER

BRAKE
BOOSTER

The
brake
booster
is
mounted
to
the
bulkhead
on
the
driver
sideofthe
engine
compartment,
directly
behind
the
brake
master
cylinder
.
See
Fig
.
11
.

0015225
Fig
.
11
.
Brake
booster
(arrow)
.
A
is
vacuum
hose
from
intake
mani-
fold
.
B
is
one-way
valve
.
Intake
manifold
vacuum
acts
ona
large
diaphragm
in
the
brake
booster
to
reducebrake
pedal
effort
.

Brake
booster,
removing
and
installing

1
.
Disconnect
negative
(-)
cable
from
battery
.

CAUTION-

Prior
to
disconnecting
the
battery,
read
the
battery
disconnection
cautions
given
at
the
front
of
this
manual
onpage
vi¡¡
.

Tightening
Torque

"
Brake
master
cylinder
to



2
.
Using
a
clean
syringe,
empty
brake
(luid
reservoir
.

brake
booster
.....
..
.
..
.........
26
Nm
(18
ft-Ib)



WARNING-
"
Brake
fluid
hose
to
caliper
....
17-19
Nm
(13-14
ft-Ib)



Brake
fluid
is
highly
corroslve
and
dangerous
to
the
environment
.
Dispose
of
it
properly
.

3
.
Remove
brake
fluid
level
sender
connector
from
reser-
voir
cap
.

4
.
Disconnectbrake
fluid
lines
from
master
cylinder
.
Plug
openings
.

5
.
Disconnect
engine
vacuum
hose
from
brake
booster
.

6
.
Disconnect
ABS
electrical
connectors
.
Label
and
then

disconnect
brake
lines
from
hydraulic
brake
unit
.
Plug

openíngs
.
See
Fig
.
12
.

~
~
A
1/
B
'1v
C
~
F

lu
11
-ri
J
.

0013244
A
.
Right
front



F



Front
from
master
cylinder
B
.
Leftfront



R
.
Rear
from
master
cylinder
C
.
Rear

Fig
.
12
.
Brake
fluid
linesat
ABS
hydraulic
unit
.

WARNING
-

"
On
cars
with
All
Season
Traction
(AST),
special
BMW
service
equipment
is
required
to
properly
bleed
the
Antilock
Brake
System
(ABS)
.
Removal
of
the
ABS
hydraulic
unit
is
not
recommended
un-
less
this
equipment
is
available
.
For
safetyrea-
sons,
the
brake
system
on
cars
with
ABS
must

not
be
bled
using
the
procedures
described
inthis
repair
group
.

"
Do
not
mix
up
the
fluid
fines
at
the
ABS
hydraulic
unit
Label
all
connections
before
disconnecting
.

7
.
Remove
ABS
hydraulic
unit
from
engine
compartment
.

8
.
Working
inside
car,
remove
panel(s)
frombeneath

steering
column
to
access
pedal
assembly
.
See513
In-

terior
Trim
.

12
.
Make
sure
al¡
nuts,
fluid
couplings,
thread
bores
and

mating
surfaces
are
clean
.

BRAKES
340-
9

0011261

Fig
.
13
.
Brake
pedal
clevispin
and
retaining
clip
(A)
.
Brake
booster
mounting
nuts
shown
at
arrows
.

13
.
If
necessary,
mount
master
cylinder
to
vacuum
booster

using
a
new
O-ríng
and
newself-locking
nuts
.

CAUTION-

Do
not
over-torque
the
master
cylinder
mounting
bolts
.
This
could
damage
the
brake
booster
and
prevent
proper
vacuum
build-up
.

14
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
Rmoval
.

"
Bleed
brakes
as
described
earlier
.

"
Check
and,
if
necessary,
adjust
brake
light
switch

above
brake
pedal
.

Tightening
Torques

"
Brakemaster
cylinder
to

brake
booster
...........
.
..
..
...
26
Nm
(18
ft-Ib)

"
Brake
booster
to
bulkhead
.
.
..
..
...
22
Nm
(16
ft-Ib)

"
Brake
fluidline
to
master
cylinder
or

ABS
hydraulic
unit
.......
.
..
17-19
Nm
(13-14
ft-lb)
9
.
Remove
clip
and
clevis
pin
from
brake
booster
pushrod

and
disconnect
it
from
brakepedal
.
Remove
brake

booster
mounting
nuts
.
See
Fig
.
13
.
NOTE-

10
.
Working
in
engine
compartment,
remove
brake
booster



When
replacing
the
brake
booster
one-way
valve
or
together
with
master
cylinder
.



vacuum
hose,
install
the
valve
so
that
the
molded
arrow

is
pointing
toward
the
intake
manifold
.
Use
new
hose

11
.
If
booster
or
master
cylinder
O-ring
is
being
replaced,



clamps
.

disconnect
master
cylinder
from
brake
booster
.

BRAKE
BOOSTER

340-
1
0
BRAKES

PARKING
BRAKE

The
parking
brake
is
a
brake
drum
system
integrated
into
the
rear
brake
rotors
.
See
Fig
.
14
.

Adjustment
of
the
shoes
may
benecessary
compensate
for
wear
.
The
parking
brake
should
also
be
adjusted
any
time
the
cable,
the
rear
brake
rotor,
or
the
parking
brake
shoes
are
re-
placed
.

Lower
Parking
brake



Parking
brake



retum
shoe
actuator
spring

Fig
.
14
.
Parking
brake
shoeassembly
.

Parking
brake,
adjusting

2
.
Raise
rearof
car
.

PARKING
BRAKE

Shoe
retainer



Rotor
with
and
spring



integrated
parking
brake

Shoe



drum
I

adjuster



Upper
return
spring

-í
<~
:
:

Rotor
mounting
screw

WARNING
-

Make
sure
the
car
is
firmly
supported
on
jack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack
stands
be-
neatha
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not
placejack
stands
undersuspension
parts
.

0011265
3
.
Remove
one
lug
bolt
from
each
rear
wheel
.
Turnroad
wheel
until
lug
bolt
hole
lines
úp
with
parking
brake
ad-
juster
(approximately
65°
to
rear
of
wheel
centerline)
.
See
Fig
.
16
.

4
.
Usinga
screwdriver,
turn
adjusterto
expand
brake
shoes
until
road
wheel
canno
longer
turn,
then
back
adjuster
off
.
Repeatprocedureon
other
rear
wheel
.

Fig
.
15
.
Parking
brake
cable
adjustingnuts
(arrows)
.

The
parking
brake
can
be
adjusted
with
the
wheels
in-

stalled,
although
the
rear
wheels
will
have
to
be
raised
off
the



1



f
l



i\
aground
.

1
.
Lift
parking
brake
lever
boot
out
of
console
.
While
hold-
ing
cables
stationary,
loosen
parking
brake
cable
nuts
until
cablesare
completely
slack
.
See
Fig
.
15
.

0011263
0012727

Fig
.
16
.
Access
parking
brake
shoe
adjuster
approxímately
65°
to
rear
of
vertical
.
Use
flat-bladed
screwdriver
to
turnadjuster
.
On
left
wheel,
turn
adjuster
in
direction
1
to
expand
shoes
.
On
ríght
wheel,
turn
adjuster
in
direction
2
to
expand
shoes
.

Parking
Brake
Adjusting
(initial)

"
Back
off
adjuster
through
wheel
lug
bolt
hole
ex
.
M3
models
.........
..
...
...
.
...
.
18notches
M3
models
............
.
.....
..
..
..
.
.
8notches
5
.
Working
inside
car,
set
parking
brake
several
times
to
seat
cable
.
Then
pull
parking
brake
lever
up
four
notch-
es
.
Tighten
cable
adjusting
nuts
until
it
is
just
possible
to
turnrear
wheels
with
slight
resistance
.

6
.
Release
lever
and
make
sure
rear
wheels
turn
freely
.