E60 Brake Pad/Rotor Replacment
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Hi,
Is there any DIY instruction for the replacment of the front brake and rotor including the torque specification in the E60 ?
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Ching-Ho Cheng
Is there any DIY instruction for the replacment of the front brake and rotor including the torque specification in the E60 ?
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng
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Ching-Ho Cheng,
It took a bit longer than I thought but here you go...
(in my opinion, this isn't worth the DIY if you're still under warranty in the US)
Instructions for replacing front brake linings (pads):
MST_Replacing_brake_linings_on_both_front_disk_brakes.pdf
Instructions for replacing front brake disks (rotors):
MST_Removing_and_installing_both_front_brake_disks.pdf
(As always, you can follow the embedded links in the document (marked by a rectangle around the text) and you can navigate the document by using the bookmarks or Adobe's "back" button.)
It took a bit longer than I thought but here you go...
(in my opinion, this isn't worth the DIY if you're still under warranty in the US)
Instructions for replacing front brake linings (pads):
MST_Replacing_brake_linings_on_both_front_disk_brakes.pdf
Instructions for replacing front brake disks (rotors):
MST_Removing_and_installing_both_front_brake_disks.pdf
(As always, you can follow the embedded links in the document (marked by a rectangle around the text) and you can navigate the document by using the bookmarks or Adobe's "back" button.)
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Mar 17 2005, 01:28 AM
Ching-Ho Cheng,
It took a bit longer than I thought but here you go...
(in my opinion, this isn't worth the DIY if you're still under warranty in the US)
Instructions for replacing front brake linings (pads):
Attachment 5815
Instructions for replacing front brake disks (rotors):
Attachment 5816
(As always, you can follow the embedded links in the document (marked by a rectangle around the text) and you can navigate the document by using the bookmarks or Adobe's "back" button.)
It took a bit longer than I thought but here you go...
(in my opinion, this isn't worth the DIY if you're still under warranty in the US)
Instructions for replacing front brake linings (pads):
Attachment 5815
Instructions for replacing front brake disks (rotors):
Attachment 5816
(As always, you can follow the embedded links in the document (marked by a rectangle around the text) and you can navigate the document by using the bookmarks or Adobe's "back" button.)
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Thanks for the instructions. US dealers (Boston) refused to cover the cost to replace the brake rotors even my car is still new and under warranty. They said that rotor wrappage due to corrosion is not covered under the brake/rotors warranty !!!!
They are going to charge me a leg or an arm to replace the rotors. I would do it myself.
Thanks again.
Ching-Ho Cheng
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Originally Posted by Rudy' date='Mar 17 2005, 10:11 AM
Good luck then.? Let me know how everything worked out and let me know if I forgot anything in the instructions...
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I looked at the instruction, it showed me everything that I need to know especially the torque spec.
Thanks,
Ching-Ho Cheng
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Originally Posted by lcc014' date='Mar 17 2005, 08:12 AM
Thanks for the instructions.? US dealers (Boston) refused to cover the cost to replace the brake rotors even my car is still new and under warranty.? They said that rotor wrappage due to corrosion is not covered under the brake/rotors warranty !!!!
They are going to charge me a leg or an arm to replace the rotors.? I would do it myself.
Thanks again.
Ching-Ho Cheng
They are going to charge me a leg or an arm to replace the rotors.? I would do it myself.
Thanks again.
Ching-Ho Cheng
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I would not let them off the hook so easily. unless you did something to intentionally abuse the car, the rotors on a 2005 should not have corroded so much so as to warp. Talkl to the sales manager, and if that does not work, talk to BMWNA.
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Originally Posted by robg' post='103239' date='Mar 18 2005, 05:22 AM
I would not let them off the hook so easily. unless you did something to intentionally abuse the car, the rotors on a 2005 should not have corroded so much so as to warp. Talkl to the sales manager, and if that does not work, talk to BMWNA.
Good advice...brake rotors should not be overly sensitive to corrosion - especially since they are a "safety" item on the car...if you are under warranty, BMW should cover this....
I mean it's not like you purposely abused the rotors by spraying them with acid or anything...sounds more like defective rotors to me?
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Originally Posted by Rudy' post='509580' date='Dec 22 2007, 08:04 AM
I would think after more than two years, this issue has been resolved... 
Rudy...should be right...not sure how this thread popped up to the forfront again and I didn't notice the date...but now that you mention it they are old posts. I must be losing my mind as I promise I didn't go back several pages a dig this up
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Originally Posted by HotLap' post='509582' date='Dec 22 2007, 11:07 AM
Rudy...should be right...not sure how this thread popped up to the forfront again and I didn't notice the date...but now that you mention it they are old posts. I must be losing my mind as I promise I didn't go back several pages a dig this up
