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I purposely chose to not order m-sport brakes because of the dust and the noise. I have them on my other BMW and, while the grip is amazing, the noise and the dust are really a pain in the ass.
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https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...kes/1VncxrqAfW https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/g...kes/1Vnd7I0B2k When you need repair info (and other technical data) go here: https://www.newtis.info/tisv2/a/en/ Quote:
It's not really all that complex. Just a matter of following the instructions. Cheer, Jim E.
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I have replaced pads on every BMW I have owned and the G05 is the only one I have had issues with. I tried to do my rear pads and I could not get the rear piston to retract at all. I measured my OEM pads and compared them to the new PowerStop pads the new pads were .080" thicker. The rear caliper simply would not slide back on with the new pads. I will have to get the rear caliper piston tool and try it again. |
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What I'm skeptical about in the instructions posted above is, you have to press the brake to turn on the emergency brake. Yet, the instructions tell you before pressing the brake pedal, engage the electronic emergency brake. This is an easy job and can be done without hooking a computer up to it. Like I said in my initial post, you'll get a lot of dash errors that'll have to be cleared and the calipers reinitialized by the dealer. If you change your pads out and you turn on the parking first as per the posted instructions and don't get any dash lights, report back here.
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That Piston design was on the rear calipers of my mazda too... not the easiest to work on but pretty straight forward once you get the process down. I too used needle nose to push and twist and it worked out just fine. If setting the parking brake it is the solution to having to reset the errors, that would be the holy grail!! |
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a little off topic, but would you guys use brake cleaner to clean the dusty calipers? I was told its not good for the blue paint. want to get your take since we are talking brakes
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But, I have hosed down painted calipers many a time and it has not been an issue. So yes you can, but I would only due it when cleaning for a brake job. |
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05-29-2019, 10:17 PM | #36 |
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You don't need brake cleaner to clean them and make them shine, not at all. I simply use Meguiar's car soap just like I do on the body of the car, works great and the brake dust comes right off with very little washing pressure.
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06-02-2019, 09:42 AM | #37 |
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Thank you everyone for the input.
I was able to complete my rear brake pad install yesterday without issues. Using needle nose pliers to push and turn the rear caliper pistons back down worked fine. I also followed the procedures in the TIS link and activated the parking brake after the new pads were installed and prior to engaging the brake pedal. No error codes. Thanks again everyone. |
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Are you able to get at the calipers for cleaning without taking the wheels off?
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Nothing is better than removing the wheels if you want to get at the whole caliper but doing that each time you want to clean the car is a PITA so I reach as much of the caliper as I can, then start the car and move it just a half wheel rotation and that normally allows me to reach the rest of the caliper through the openings in the wheel. When detailing the tires, I do the same so I can get the tire juice on the part of the tire that was against the ground. Then when I'm in the mood and have enough beer around, I remove the wheels so they get a proper wash and wax on the inside and so do the calipers and wheel wells. A proper detail takes me at least four hours.
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Not sure off hand, 17 maybe 18MM but someone will probably chime with with the correct size. If you want to remove them you can use a floor jack if you have one and if not, you'll have to buy a jack. I like hydraulic floor jacks because you don't have to lift or carry them, just roll them and they're fast to jack up and release but you can use scissor jacks too which are the type that come with most cars.
Sometimes, I just jack up each corner while the car is in my garage to clean the calipers because its easy to rotate the wheel to where ever I want it. |
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Pop out two retaining pins, remove the old pads and drop in the new pads. It took me longer to take the wheel off and then put it back on. |
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Thanks! I might be looking at some new pads myself. Are you happy with the new pads? As dustless as SKAlberti (obviously you don't know that but he said his are pretty dust free). Great thread, thanks for the insights. |
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