1993 BMW 325i 121

340-
4
BRAKES

Fig
.
2
.



Front
brake
caliper
assembly
.

Bleeder
valve
and
dust
cap

Mounting
bolt

Brake
pad
wearsensor
(left
wheel
only)

-
Brake
pad
.
carrier
Anti-rattle
^_
spring-

0012154

Fig
.
3
.



Brake
caliper
guide
bolts
(arrows)
.

5
.
Pull
caliper
straight
off
rotor
.

CAUTION-

Do
not
let
the
brake
cafiper
hang
from
the
brake
hose
.
Suspend
ft
from
the
chassis
using
stiff
wire
.

BRAKE
PADS,
CALIPERS,
AND
ROTORS

0012155

Fig
.
4
.



Removing
anti-rattle
clip
by
unhooking
at
top
and
bottom
.
Use
screwdriver
asan
aid
(arrow)
.

NOTE-

If
there
is
a
ridge
on
the
rotor
edge,
the
cafiper
pfston
will
have
to
be
pushed
back
finto
the
cafiper
before
the
cafiper
can
be
removed
.

6
.
Remove
brake
pads
from
caliper
.
Where
applicable,
carefully
pry
pad
wear
sensor
from
pad
.
See
Fig
.
5
.

Fig
.
5
.



Removing
brake
pad
wear
sensor
.

7
.
Inspect
brake
caliper
for
signs
of
leakage
.
Check
that
the
caliper
piston
slides
smoothly
into
caliper
.
Replace
caliper
if
any
faults
are
found
.

CAUTION-

With
the
pads
removed,
residual
hydreulic
pres-
sure
may
cause
the
caliper
piston
to
slide
out
.
Use
a
wooden
block
to
hold
the
piston
in
place
.

8
.
fnsert
brake
pad
wear
sensor
into
cutout
in
new
pad

where
applicable
.

14
.
Place
inner
brake
pad
(with
locating
spring)
ontobrake
NOTE-



caliper
piston
.
Route
pad
wear
sensor
wiring
through
lf
the
brake
lining
indicator
light
illuminated
prior
to



caliper
opening
and
bleeder
dust
cap
.
brake
pad
replacement,
the
wear
sensor
should
be
re-
placed
.



15
.
The
remainder
of
installation
is
reverse
of
removal
.

"
Do
not
lubricate
guide
boits
.
9
.
Slowly
press
piston
back
into
caliper
.
Use
cace
not
to



"
Once
brake
assembly
is
installed
depress
brakepedal
damage
piston
dust
sea¡
.
See
Fig
.
6
.



severa¡
times
before
driving
vehicle
.

NOTE-

"
Open
caliper
bleeder
screw
when
pressing
piston



Tightening
Torques

back
into
caliper
.
Catch
expelled
fluidin
appropriate



"
Brake
caliper
to
brake
pad

container
.
This
procedure
is
highly
recommended
in



carrier
(guide
bolt)
..........
...
.
.
30
Nm
(22
ft-Ib)

the
case
of
cars
with
ABS
.



"
Road
wheel
to
hub



.....
.
..
100±10
Nm
(74±7
ft-Ib)

"
Open
the
bleeder
screw
only
when
applying
force
to
the
piston
.
Do
not
allow
airto
be
drawn
in
through
the
bleeder
screw
.

"
Pressing
the
caliper
piston
in
may
cause
the
brake
flu-
id
reservoir
to
overflow
.
To
prevent
this,
use
a
clean
syringe
to
first
remove
some
fluid
from
the
reservoir
.

BRAKES
340-
5

0012157
Fig
.
6
.



Brake
caliper
piston
being
pressed
into
caliper
to
make
room
for
new
pads
.
Usea
rag
toprotect
caliper
piston
and
seals
.

10
.
Thoroughly
clean
inner
and
outer
surfaces
of
brake
ro-
tor
.
Inspect
rotor
for
cracks,
signs
of
overheating
and
0012156
scoring
.

11
.
Measure
thickness
of
rotor
.
See
Table
b
.
If
rotor
does
not
pass
minimum
thickness
requirements,
or
is
dam-

aged,
replace
as
described
later
.

12
.
Thoroughly
clean
all
contact
points
on
caliper
and
brake
pad
carrier
.
Clean
guide
bolts
and
make
surethey
slide
freely

13
.
Lightly
coat
pad
contact
points
with
brake
anti-squeal
paste
.
Place
outer
brake
pad
onto
caliper
.
Applya
small
amount
of
grease
to
thetop
and
bottom
contact
points
where
the
caliper
contacts
the
pad
carrier
.

BRAKE
PADS,CALIPERS,
ANDROTORS

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
.

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
.

Fig
.
29
.
Transmission
gear-position/neutral
safety
switch
under
center
console
.
Squeeze
connector
tabs
(arrows)
to
disengage
har-
ness
connector

ELECTRICAL
COMPONENT
LOCATIONS



610-
9

6263

Fig
.
30
.
Back-up
light
switch
(arrow)
on
transmission
.
(Switch
may
be
found
on
right
or
left
sideof
transmission,
depending
on
ap-
plication
.)

Fig
.
31
.
ASS
wheel
speed
sensor
(arrow)
in
front
steering
arm
.

Component
Location
Table

Table
a
is
a
cross-referenced
listing
of
electrical
compo-

nents
in
E36
vehicles
beginning
onpage
10
.
In
addition
to
lo-

cation
descriptions,
where
possiblethere
is
areference
to
a

figure
showing
the
component
.

NOTE-

-
Every
component
is
not
installed
in
everycar
.

"
Due
to
changes
in
production,
component
locations
may
vary
.
Consult
your
BMW
dealer
forthe
latest
in-
formation
.

"
The
figure
numbers
are
all
within
this
section
.
Many
other
electrical
components
are
illustrated
throughout
this
book
.
Consult
the
main
index

"
The
gear-position/neutral
safetyswitch
is
aleo
some-
times
referred
to
as
the
automatic
transmission
range
switch
.

"
The
EWS
11
system
is
also
sometimes
referredto
as
the
Driveaway
Protection
System
or
the
electronic
im-
mobilization
system
.

"
All-Season
Traction
(AST)
is
also
sometímes
referred
to
as
ASC
or
ASC+T
.

0012117

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