Page 297 of 759

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
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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
.
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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
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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
.
Page 301 of 759

7
.
Turn
on
ignition
.
Check
that
light
comes
on
as
soonas
4
.
Remove
parkíng
brake
shoes
as
described
above
.
lever
is
pulled
up
.
5
.
Disconnect
cable
from
parking
brake
actuator
and
then
8
.
Install
parking
brake
lever
boot
.
Install
road
wheel
lug
remove
parking
brakecable
from
cable
holder
on
trail-
bolts
.
ing
arm
.
See
Fig
.
17
.
Tightening
Torque
"
Road
wheel
to
hub
.
..
......
100±10
Nm
(74±7
ft-Ib)
Parking
brake
shoes,
removing
and
installing
1.
Raise
rear
of
car
andremove
road
wheels
.
WARNING
-
Make
sure
the
car
is
firmly
supportedon
jack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack
stands
be-
neath
a
structural
chassis
point
.
Do
not
place
jack
stands
undersuspension
parts
.
2
.
Without
disconnecting
brake
fluid
hose,
remove
rear
brake
calipers
from
trailing
arms
.
Remove
rear
brake
rotors
.
See
Brake
Pads,
Calipers
and
Rotors
.
CA
UTION-
Do
not
let
the
brake
caliper
assembly
hang
from
the
brake
hose
.
Support
caliper
from
chassis
with
strong
wire
.
3
.
Unhook
upper
return
spring
from
brake
shoes
.
Remove
shoe
retainers
bypushing
them
in
and
rotating
1
/4turn
.
BMW
special
tool
no
.
344
000
can
beused
to
remove
retainers,
if
needed
.
4
.
Spread
shoes
apart
and
lift
them
out
.
7
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Adjust
parking
brake
as
described
earlier
.
NOTE-
When
removing
the
brake
shoes
the
shoe
expander
pivot
pin
in
the
brake
actuator
may
fall
out
.
Two
versions
of
the
Antilock
Brake
System
(ABS)
are
in-
5
.
Inspect
shoe
expander
to
make
sure
it
functions
prop-
stalled
onthe
cars
coveredby
this
manual
.
Early
cars
use
the
erly
.
Apply
a
thin
coat
of
grease
tosliding
parts
and
Teves
Mark
IV
G
ABS
.
Later
cars
use
the
Teves
Mark
20-I
pins
.
ABS
.
The
main
difference
between
the
two
systems
is
that
the
Mark
20-I
system
integrates
the
ABS
control
module
into
the
6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
Be
sure
to
adjust
hydraulic
unit
as
a
single
component
.
parking
brake
cables
as
described
earlier
.
ABS
is
designed
to
be
maintenance
free
.
There
are
noad
Parking
brake
cable,
replacing
justments
that
canbe
made
to
the
system
.
Repair
and
trouble-
shooting
of
the
major
ABS
components
requires
special
test
1
.
Raise
rear
of
car
and
remove
road
wheels
.
equipment
and
knowiedge
and
should
be
done
by
an
autho-
rized
BMW
dealer
.
2
.
Remove
rear
brake
caliper
and
rotor
.
See
Brake
Pads,
Calipers
and
Rotors
.
3
.
Working
inside
car,
lift
parking
brake
lever
boot
out
of
console
.
Remove
cable
adjusting
nut
.
Refer
to
Fig
.
15
.
Fig
.
17
.
Parking
brake
cable
insertion
point
in
rear
trailing
arm
(arrow)
.
6
.
Slide
cable
out
of
housing
.
NOTE
-
BRAKES
340-
1
1
On
some
models
it
may
be
necessary
to
remove
rear
muffler
to
access
the
brake
cabes)
.
ANTILOCK
BRAKE
SYSTEM
(ABS)
0013209
ANTILOCK
BRAKE
SYSTEM
(ABS)
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340-
1
2
BRAKES
ABS
is
self-tested
by
the
ABS
diagnostic
unit
each
time
the
car
is
started
.
Once
the
test
is
complete,
the
ABS
dashboard
light
tucos
off
.
If
the
light
remains
lit
or
comes
on
at
any
time
during
driving,
a
system
fault
has
occurred
and
ABS
is
elec-
tronically
disabled
.
The
conventional
braking
systemremains
fully
functioning
.
ABS
Inspection
A
visual
inspection
of
the
ABS
may
help
to
locate
system
faults
.
If
no
visual
faults
can
befound
and
the
ABS
light
re-
mains
on,
have
the
system
diagnosedbyan
authorized
BMW
dealer
.
Carefully
inspect
the
entire
ABS
wiring
harness,
particularly
the
pulse
sensorharnesses
and
connectors
near
each
wheel
.
Look
for
chafing
or
damage
due
to
incorrectly
routed
wires
.
Carefully
remove
the
wheelspeed
sensors
.
Clean
the
sen-
Fig
.
18
.
Front
ABS
pulse
sensor
mounting
bolt
(arrow)
.
sor
tips
.
Inspect
the
toothed
wheel
on
thewheel
hub
.
Check
for
missing,
clogged
or
corroded
teeth,
or
other
damage
that
could
alter
the
clearance
between
the
sensor
tip
and
the
toothed
wheel
.
NOTE-
If
a
toothed
ring
is
damaged,
the
entire
wheel
hub
mustbe
reptaced
.
See
310
Front
Suspension
or330
Rear
Suspension
.
ABS
wheel
speed
sensors,
replacing
1
.
Raise
applicable
end
of
car
.
WARNING
-
Make
sure
thecar
is
firmly
supportedon
jack
stands
designed
for
the
purpose
.
Place
the
jack
stands
be-
neath
a
structural
chassis
point
Do
not
place
jack
stands
under
suspension
parts
.
2
.
Unscrew
wheelspeed
sensor
mounting
bolt
.
Remove
sensor
from
its
housing
.
See
Fig
.
18
.
Remove
harnessfrom
retaining
mounts
.
3
.
Front
ABS
sensor
:
Working
in
front
wheel
housing,
dis-
connect
and
remove
sensor
.
See
Fig
.
19
.
4
.
Rear
ABS
sensor
:
Working
in
rear
wheel
housing,
dis-
connect
andremove
sensor
.
5
.
During
installation,
apply
thin
coat
of
Molykote
0
Long-
term
2
or
an
equivalent
grease
to
pulse
sensor
and
housing
.
ANTILOCK
BRAKE
SYSTEM
(ABS)
0012122
Fig
.
19
.
Front
ABS
wheel
speed
electrical
connector
(arrow)
in
wheel
well
.
6
.
Installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.
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400-1
INTERIOR
EQUIPMENT
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400-4
Seats
and
Seatbelts
.
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400-4
BODY
ASSEMBLY
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.400-2
Instruments
and
Controls
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400-4
Exterior
and
Aerodynamics
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.
400-2
Central
Body
Electronics
.......
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400-5
Coupe
Models
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400-3
Electronic
Immobilization
System
.
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400-5
Convertible
Models
.
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400-3
Heating
and
Air
Conditioning
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400-6
GENERAL
This
section
covers
system
descriptions
and
general
ser-
vice
information
for
the
repair
groupsfound
in
4
Body
and
5
Body
Equipment
.
When
working
or
servicing
cars
equipped
with
SRS
air-
bag(s),
the
following
precautions
must
be
observed
to
prevent
injury
.
F19
.1
.
The
BMW
E36
coupe
.
400
Body-General
BODY-GENERAL
400-1
WARNING
-
"
Airbags
are
inflated
by
an
explosivedevice
.
Han-dled
improperly
or
without
adequate
safeguards,
airbag
units
can
be
very
dangerous
.
Special
pre-cautions
must
be
observed
prior
to
any
work
ator
near
the
driver's
side
airbag,
the
passenger's
side
airbag
(where
applicable),
or
the
side-impact
aírbags
(where
applicable)
.
See
721
Airbag
Sys-
tem
(SRS)
.
"
Always
disconnect
the
battery
and
cover
the
neg-
ative
(-)
battery
terminalwith
an
insulator
before
starting
diagnostic,
troubleshooting
or
service
work
oncars
fitted
with
SRS,
and
before
doíng
any
welding
on
the
car
.
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GENERAL
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BODY-GENERAL
4-door
Sedan
Coupe
-
saas3
.7""
351
/
37
.3
O
I
x
`-193
267
o
oa
'3281
model
"M3
model
Convertible
BODYASSEMBLY
55
ass
.e
iss
""
-
66
.9
-
Fig
.
2
.
E36
body
dimensíons
.
BODY
ASSEMBLY
29
.4
29
4
The
BMW
3
Series
chassis
is
a
unibodydesign
constructed
ofhigh
strength
steel
.
Attaching
parts,
suchas
the
front
fend-
ers,
rear
quarter
panels,
doors,
trunk
lid
and
hood
are
also
constructed
of
steel
.
706
.31108
.7"
I
38
.5
174
.5
174
.5
O
oo
196
.3/106
.7'
"
35_5
1.
.
55
.9,566
".
106
.3/196
.7""
i.
358
-1745-
55
9/56
3'/56
6"
-
J
0013099
Windows
bonded
flush
to
the
body
and
the
guided
flow
of
cooling
air
into
the
engine
compartment
provide
a
good
coeffi-
cient
of
drag(CD)
.
TheE36
cars
have
a
CD
of
approximately
0
.30for
the
sedan
and
coupe
models,
and
0
.35
for
the
con-
vertible
models
:
The
exterior
panels
are
corrosion-resistant
zinc
coated
steel
.
The
front
fenders
are
bolted
on
and
easily
replaceabie
.
The
body
styles
of
E36
cars
coveredby
this
manual
arethe
See410
Fenders,
Engine
Hood
.
4-door
sedan,
2-door
coupe
and
convertible
.
Body
dimen-
sions
vary
slightly
betweenmodels
.
See
Fig
.
2
.
The
front
and
rear
bumpers
use
an
aluminum
framework
with
an
overlaid
high-impact,
deformable
plastic
cover
.
This
Exterior
and
Aerodynamics
bumper
system
keeps
damage
to
a
minimum
in
head-on
colli-
sions
of
up
to
10
m
.p
.h
.
(15
km/h)
.
See
510
Exterior
Trim,
TheE36
can
be
immediatelyrecognized
asa
typical
BMW
.
Bumpers
.
With
its
traditionalstyling
features,
suchas
the
BMW
kidney
grille,
circular
headlights
behind
a
glass
cover
(for
reasons
of
streamliníng),
and
the
"kick"
in
the
rearmost
roof
pillar
(C-pil-
lar)
.