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syclone | profile | all galleries >> KGY (Evo & M3) >> 1997 BMW M3 Luxury (Techno Violet) >> Brake maintenance with a little upgrade tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

Brake maintenance with a little upgrade

Replaced rotors; replaced brake pads; upgraded caliper guides to improve some brake pedal feel.
Remove the caliper bolt dust cover
Remove the caliper bolt dust cover		 Using a #7 Allen wrench, remove the caliper bolts
Using a #7 Allen wrench, remove the caliper bolts		 Rear view
Rear view		 Remove the huge retaining clip
Remove the huge retaining clip
The driver side front & the pass. rear brakes have sensors that need to be popped off
The driver side front & the pass. rear brakes have sensors that need to be popped off		 Support the caliper with zip ties until its ready to be re-installed
Support the caliper with zip ties until its ready to be re-installed		 Comparison of the rubber caliper guides to the upgraded metal one
Comparison of the rubber caliper guides to the upgraded metal one		 Clean the brake components. It's good hygiene
Clean the brake components. It's good hygiene
With a torque spec of 81 ft. lbs., we need a breaker bar just the get the damn bolt off
With a torque spec of 81 ft. lbs., we need a breaker bar just the get the damn bolt off		 breaker bar for extra leverage =D
breaker bar for extra leverage =D		 If you want to replace the rotors, you'll need to remove the 2 16mm bolts from the bracket
If you want to replace the rotors, you'll need to remove the 2 16mm bolts from the bracket		 top bolt
top bolt
Caliper bracket a.k.a. 'Bitch bracket'
Caliper bracket a.k.a. 'Bitch bracket'		 Using a #6 allen wrench, remove the rotor screw
Using a #6 allen wrench, remove the rotor screw		 Pound the sh#t out of the rotor with a rubber mallet until it falls off >: )
Pound the sh#t out of the rotor with a rubber mallet until it falls off >: )		 Rotor off
Rotor off
New Brembo OE replacement on
New Brembo OE replacement on		 Install the new upgraded caliper bolt guides
Install the new upgraded caliper bolt guides		 Clip the retaining ring on the other end
Clip the retaining ring on the other end		 closeup
closeup
Purple M3.. oh well.
Purple M3.. oh well.		 The rear is pretty much the same process. Upgraded guides
The rear is pretty much the same process. Upgraded guides		 New Zimmerman OE replacement rear rotors since Brembo doesn't make the rears
New Zimmerman OE replacement rear rotors since Brembo doesn't make the rears

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