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Hi,
I’m trying to change out my rear pads this weekend so I can make it to CMP next weekend. I need some HAWK Blues for the rear of my 87. Does anybody in Raleigh sell them? Or maybe within an hour drive? I don’t have time during the week, trying to get it this weekend.
Thanks in advance.
Alex.
I have some that I don’t need, but I’m in Savannah. You wouldn’t get them until Wed. Change pads Sat morning. Bribe someone with some beer and the two of you can knock it out in 15min.
Ranger wrote:
[quote]I have some that I don’t need, but I’m in Savannah. You wouldn’t get them until Wed. Change pads Sat morning. Bribe someone with some beer and the two of you can knock it out in 15min.[/quote]Cobetto and I changed the rears on his racecar in the parking lot of the tire place while we got a trailer tire replaced. It goes pretty fast.
I know it’s not tough, but I’m not Sean or Cobetto. I’m new to doing work on my own car, so I have to take it step by step, so it doesn’t scare me!
Ranger, we can’t mail them until Monday. If there is absolutely nothing in Raleigh till Monday, I might get yours.
ukrbmw wrote:
[quote]I know it’s not tough, but I’m not Sean or Cobetto. I’m new to doing work on my own car, so I have to take it step by step, so it doesn’t scare me!
Ranger, we can’t mail them until Monday. If there is absolutely nothing in Raleigh till Monday, I might get yours.[/quote]Doin’t worry, about it. Get the bentley book and read thru it a few times, pull the wheel and look at it. Make sure you have the right tool, I think it is a 6 or 7 mm male allen socket to remove the bolt. The little springs are a pain. Take a pic of how they look installed because if you don’t you will be scratching your head wondering how the hell it goes in there if this is the first time you have the rears apart. figure 1/2 hour per side if you take your time. Do you have something to push the piston back? I use the autozone 9.00 tool. others use a big C clamp or channel locks or sometimes a prybar between the rotor and the old pad. I think the tool I use is easiest for me.
Also, do one side at a time, so you have the other side to refer to if need be. You’ll need to push the piston the entire way back into the bore, in order for the new pads to fit.
Depending on how full your brake fluid reservoir was, when you push the pistons back in, the fluid may overflow. You might want to put a catch pan up there or remove some fluid proactively with a turkey baster if you have an aversion to messes.
Rear’s will be ATE so 7mm Allen. See also the tool in this thread.
http://spece30.com/component/option,com_kunena/Itemid,86/func,view/id,18586/catid,16/
I did this for the first time last Fall so the aggravations are fresh in my mind.
Don’t embark on this project without this tool or one of the alternatives mentioned in the thread. Pushing the piston back back into the caliper is easy with the right tool, and a PITA without.
Two Allen bolts secure each caliper and they are longer then they initially appear. You get to them from behind the calipers. Because they are longer then they look, even when they are completely loose they will still hold the caliper in place. This will make sense when you look at them, honest. What I do is take a standard screw driver and push the two Allen bolts out another couple mm. Then the caliper will come loose.
Once you’ve removed the caliper, it’s going to want to dangle from the brake line. Be careful about that. Some folks use a flex tie to hold the caliper up, removing the strain from the brake line.
Open the cap on your brake fluid reservior when your pushing the piston back. If you bought the tool with the black plastic handle, be easy on the handle…It’s only plastic.
Don’t forget to pop the little clip back in place on each caliper before you put your wheels back on.
here is a writeup with pics (e30 rear brakes are just like these ones)
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E36-Brake_Pads/E36-Brake_Pads.htm
the 101 projects book is a great resource
cheers,
bruce
leggwork wrote:
[quote]here is a writeup with pics (e30 rear brakes are just like these ones)
http://www.pelicanparts.com/bmw/techarticles/E36-Brake_Pads/E36-Brake_Pads.htm
the 101 projects book is a great resource
cheers,
bruce[/quote]
Yep that book has helped me out a lot!
the world wide web is a great place to get small parts shoping done.
I’m going to bye mine from 1 of the vendors in teh spece30.com links page