One tip from me: do the handbrake adjustment BEFORE putting the calipers/pads back on. That way the discs can turn without the resistance from the pads, and you have the best chance of getting the two sides perfectly balanced.

@ciepularys

Жыл бұрын

Thats not how you adjust in a bmw though

@mindaugasbaltutis7107

Ай бұрын

You should put everything together take one bolt from wheel and adjust with screw driver until you can't turn wheel by hand then release 2 clicks. That's with hand brake leaver down

George I take my hat off to you (and those similar) who work on the ground with jacks, on unlevel or uneven surfaces and then you do it in the rain and no doubt cool weather. I'm a mechanic here in sunny Melb. Australia (I'm not on the tools anymore thankfully) and I wont swing a spanner unless the conditions are perfect LOL 😂🤣😅 So George thx for your amazing efforts and great vids.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Yep, nothing worse than lying on your back under a car with rust, falling on your face and water running along the driveway down your back hahaha!

@jimsugden344

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters Ha Ha very true Sir

One thing bmw never leave us without , what’s that you ask , simply never ending jobs 🤣 lol great vid George 👍

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Hahaha that’s very true!

Instead of ‘YOU NEED TO REPLACE THESE ON YOUR BMW NOW’ (which I don’t, I changed them in September), why not call it something that indicates it has something to do with car brakes for people searching for help?

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

I will do mate thanks👍🏻

Literally 30 seconds away from my MOT yesterday when the rear end started to make an ungodly racket - decided to take it in anyway, and it failed on the handbrake. Took my disc off to find that one of the quarter-turn spring pins had fallen out of the dust cover and was bouncing around inside the disc! Ended up ordering discs (advisory), pads, shoes, springs, expanders and dust covers. Got to say, that dust cover design is idiotic... who at BMW decided that would be a hub-off job?!🤬

Nice one george - nice to see videos of jobs that we actually need to do to our bmw's...keep up the good work...

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Welcome Chris, thanks for the support!

Great idea cutting the dust covers.

The one and only bmw expert channel

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

😅

Very good job and video. Thank you.

Bien hecho jorge !!! I cant help but clean and paint the brake calipers, it just finishes of the job !!

You’ve been hijacked by some beauties George 🏃‍♂️🏃‍♂️

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

They’re all very sad men👍🏻

Hello George!Thanks for video 📹 I have a question what do you think about brand RIDEX it's normal quality or will be better ATE or TEXTAR?

Guys idk why BMW suspension gets so rusty like this. I bought a 05 bmw 325xi for 400 and the previous own said that it was taken to a professional that said they can't fix it that they should junk it because the rear wheels were locked up to were you can't drive it. Had it towed to my house, took off the wheel, brakes and tried to remove the rotor. Instantly knew it was the E-Brake because the rotor was stuck. So if you run into this problem check the E brake first.

Hello Very good video thank you I have a BMW, X5, E 70, 2012 40d Automatic I have tried to remove the rotor but the break shoes are holding it in place, I have press the handbrake release button But it’s just stuck on Is there a way that I can release these so I can get the rest off and then proceed with the repair? thank you very much

Great info mate

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate!

So when you adjust the shoes you set them as close to the drums as possible without touching? As the manual says to back the adjuster off ten clicks after you can’t turn the wheel with the handbrake up one click But doing that seems to leave to much play in the system? I was thinking the shoes need a bit more space so they can sort of wedge themselves in to the drum when you apply the handbrake? Any experience with this? Regards

Lovely job that. Good effort

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Cheers mate👍🏻

Getting some much needed tlc this car now youve got it

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Yep everything that needed doing has been done👍🏻

Hi George, good video.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate👍🏻

DO the handbrake shoes need adjustment good clear well explained video

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

Yes

Great video. Do you have the part number for the splash shield bolts please?

@GeorgeAusters

2 жыл бұрын

Check realoem.com

Hi George done my brakes e90 2months ago my question is about the slide bolts I done lot of research and came to the conclusion that they shouldn’t be greased just cleaned to the bare metal my method was wire wool the reasoning was that when there greased with silicone etc the attract dust anyway not knocking your video I love your content but just thought I’d drop the comment in 👍

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

If they’re not greased then they’ll struggle to move freely👍🏻

@17tomashavlin

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters the guide pins actualy should be cleaned only no grease should be used on them as the BMW manual says... the bushes are selflubricating and any grease will over time dammage the bush... also do not use wire wheel to clean them it scratches the hardened layer on top and could cause the pins to start rust.. just clean them with break cleaner and rag.. its good practice to replace the bushes and pins with new ones even the oem ones are very cheap and its the best way to keep them in good condition.

@bmerz9143

3 жыл бұрын

Guide pin sets come with grease supplied

@garydeandeery

3 жыл бұрын

My rx8 pins one has grease the other is dry with a rubber boot Iv used pencil lead before that works aswell

Lol im not disappointed another thing i need to do. The shoes need changing, cars not sitting so well on hills.

Whats the part number for the dust sheild bolts?

This is a general comment to your BMW technical site. You have a second to none way of explaining things in a comprehensive way. Plain english, no shortcuts without being patronising, a beacon. Is there a way to share our technical tips, tricks and pictures with you, which you can evaluate and maybe use for free in your videoes?

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Thank you Hans, much appreciated! You can email me @ GeorgeAusterberry@gmail.com

Great work What's the proper name of the tool you used to wind the piston back in?

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Just a C clamp or G clamp👍🏻

@tots_mk1_225

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters are they not wind back pistons?

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

@@tots_mk1_225 No, you only typically have wind back pistons when the handbrake uses the caliper setup

@tots_mk1_225

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters Cheers George 👌🏽👍🏽

I just wanted to know how have you managed to put the last spring on 😅

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Easy

@CraigyBabyJ

Жыл бұрын

How I cant get bottom spring on ?

Great video again George. Gotta say i do agree about the thumbnails they do look a bit to spotty kilmer and the other little bald fella esk. You don't need to clickbait your contents far better

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate. I know my regular viewers tend to watch all of my videos but it’s just how youtube works, if you don’t have a thumbnail and title that draws viewers in then it will get lost and you won’t be rewarded for it👍🏻

@darrellrobinson9468

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters totally understand mate play them algorithms🎵🎵

did that 10mm bolt really come out that easy?? haha im looking to tackle this job myself , handbrake shoes have fallen loose into the drake disc

@theeroom

3 ай бұрын

Hi George do you have the part numbers for the bolt that hold the dust shield? Thank you

Would of been nice if you had shown the process of removing the snapped bolt studs aswell. I know it's sometimes a long laborious process but 2 birds with 1 stone hey

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Snapped bolt studs?

How do we hook the hook

This video is more like an event reporting what happened instead of showing exactly how to do it. A day journal, so to speak, won't learn diddly if trying to find DIY help.

Would dirt not get into the hub assembly with that piece cut out? Maybe could weld it back on after?

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

It’s more to keep the brake dust in, rather than keeping dirt out👍🏻

Really helpful vid, but when I did the same job on my bmw that double spring was a right bugger!

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Yeah much easier to assemble it off of the hub

Where did you get the dust shield bolts/ what is there part no.?

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

Check realoem.com for part numbers 👍🏻

BMW recommends no grease on the guide pins (in the official manuals), just clean or replace when worn. Pretty funny when most other manufacturers grease the pins. On theory I read was that normal grease make the rubber in the boots around the pins swell and then cause problems. Should be allright with silicone grease though.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Yes I've saw that but personally I don't agree. I've seen a few seized guide pins because they had no grease on them.

@ronalbreit5123

3 жыл бұрын

When you buy guide pins they are supplied with sillicunt grease

@flinchy-5224

Жыл бұрын

Never saw that in any ISTA instruction. Factory training was also to grease the pin 🤷

@steifan

Жыл бұрын

@@flinchy-5224 It was available on some site BMW factory repair manuals where it was stated clean or replace the pins, "do not grease" very specifically. E46-era. All kits I've seen with new after market pins for ATE or Bosch style calipers comes supplied with silicon grease, funny xD

@steifan

Жыл бұрын

"Thoroughly clean all contact points on caliper and brake pad carrier. Clean guide bolts and make sure they slide freely. Do not lubricate guide bolts."

My new discs are rubbing on my new shoes, even with the toothed-wheel adjuster backed all the way off... do I need to add some slack on the cable at the handbrake lever?

@GeorgeAusters

2 жыл бұрын

Yes worth a try

@JMUDoc

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters It turns out that painted shoes often do not fit properly, even if OEM; the ones in the vid are the better kind - bare metal. My solution was to file the "notches" at each end - where they meet the adjuster and the expander - a couple of mm deeper; you can always take up the extra play with the toothed adjuster and/or cable at the lever (which you will do anyway when you adjust the handbrake at the end).

@flinchy-5224

9 ай бұрын

Oh man you've just saved me like an hour or two of messing around, I didn't even think of filing them so they sit further in. On the first side I installed I shaved a couple of "high spots" off the pads themselves

How do you adjust the handbreak mate? My hand break is loose and rolls on like 5 clicks, do you adjust this on the handbreak its self?

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

Watch my video how to do it👍🏻

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

Watch my video how to replace it👍🏻

Does anyone know how to do the handbrake mechanism on the bottom of the shoes cuz mine fell off 😂

Hi mate, I'm following this guide but I can't find the replacement bolts for the dust shield. I tried Autodoc link you provided but still no luck. Where did you get yours? thanks for the video by the way, it's been a big help :)

@GeorgeAusters

2 жыл бұрын

From BMW

😂same mine boss 😁both sides of my e46 330

Love how you dont video putting the last spring in because you know how much of a c@#t it is to get in

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

The video would be way too long if I recorded that 😂

🙌🏼

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

🙌🏼

But how to remove it?

Just wanted the disassembly and you skipped it.

He changes the handbrake shoes at 9:09

Where can I order or find these bolts?

@GeorgeAusters

2 жыл бұрын

BMW

Can’t see a way to remove the brake shoe, wish you had shown it on video 😢

@GeorgeAusters

Жыл бұрын

You just pop the springs out

@Techkhamun

Жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters thank you bro! Your videos have kept my project car alive and on a budget haha

👍

Your camera doesn't like to focus, at all. xD

Why don’t you change all the parts?

FFS. I searched for ' "E60" fit new handbrake shoes '. First hit is an E46. I can't get that 2nd spring on for toffee. It requires far to much force to stretch it.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

I just done it on my E66 and E87... Process is the exact same. Use some pliers or a screwdriver

@lewis72

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters It's a massive pain on the E60. The force required to extend the spring far enough is ridiculous. It's greater than the µN that the pliers can give to the spring, so the spring just slips out of the pliers' grip before you can extend it far enough. Must have taken me about an hour and a half eventually to do it. I took one of the location pins out of one of the shoes so that it could rotate slightly towards me and therefore reduce the amount of distance required to stretch the spring. Still needed a lot of swearing.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

@@lewis72 Yep just done it on my E66 which is the same

@lewis72

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters I've had to give up for the day on getting the spring on the other side done; it just takes too much force to extend the spring that far. As I said, pliers don't offer enough grip to hold the spring. What a terrible design. I always hated drum brakes, which were on the older cars I owned.

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

I managed to do the spring with some long nose pliers on my e65👍🏻

dust covers are the worst design ever ,how they dont make them in two halves i dont know

Can someone show how to put the last spring on holy fuck I've been here for 4 hours

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

Patience👌🏼

@Jimmybob242911

3 жыл бұрын

Heat is the answer Might have permanently damaged my springs But ion it's dark now

At 4:00 grinding down half of the dust shield so you dont have to remove the hub, nice idea but you will end up with no dust protection around half the rotors. The dust shield will also rust quicker from the exposed metal. Why not grind down the brake pads and save yourself the job of having to wind down the caliper pistons :)

@GeorgeAusters

2 жыл бұрын

Still have over half the dust protection and with that being said, they’re not even critical - many people remove dust shields completely as they are not needed and many cars come without them

@arnolduk123

2 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters Yeah, I suppose they arnt a critical component and BMW could of made it easier by supplying them like that in the first place. Great video BTW, picked up some good tips!

These are a really awful design. Who in their right mind would attach the handbrake shoes to the brake heat shield? On my E46 the screws came out due to rust, and than made the handbrake poor and the shoes rattle around over bumps. Why BMW couldn't just use the rear pads for the handbrake like just about everyone else i don't know, as even when working correctly they are poor.

Your title of video are not professional at all!!! So what now should i go to my car and replace this ASAP?? Videos before was way way more professional. Now you just want more views and subs!!

@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

How is this video any less professional to my previous video?

@GamingwithIrishDemon

3 жыл бұрын

@@GeorgeAusters haters lol, he most likely drives an Alfa 😂😂😂😂😂

@bmwdocbean1631

3 жыл бұрын

Can't deny the videos are by far the most professional from any bmw channel

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@GeorgeAusters

3 жыл бұрын

I can see why