Brake System Rebuilding the brake calipers
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1 Page 1 of 39 Brake System Rebuilding the brake calipers Written by the backyard hack mechanic Sean750 Document history: # 14 Jan 2004 added pictures of rear caliper rebuild kit # 13 Nov 2004 added more pictures while rebuilding other calipers, added different dust seal installation # 17 Jul 2003 added pictures of damaged brake pistons of the front calipers, rewrote some parts # 25 Jan 2003 initial version Problem : Of course you are preventing brake problems. You are changing your brake fluid every 2 year, and checking the dust covers of the pistons on a regular base. I don't, so I ended up with some problems. The last couple of months I wasn't satisfied about the braking power. I had the feeling I had to push the brake pedal a bit to strong to stop the car quickly enough. Like only the front brakes where working, but almost no braking power from the rear. After a long and fast travel across the European highways, I inspected the rear brake rotors visually through the spokes of the wheels. I expected a nice, shiny surface but it was still somewhat rusty. In other words, the rear brake calipers weren't doing their job very good. Time for a rebuild. Models : all. Background : These are pretty simple, straightforward single piston brake calipers. You have 4 of them. Where Mercedes-Benz is using double pistons per brake caliper for their S-series (W126), BMW is still using 1 piston and it does the job adequate, in case you have a small 7 (6 cilinder). The big 7 (12 cilinder) has simply to much weight for these calipers...whe're talking about 1900 kilogram (4180 Lbs) of German steel...as an ' owner, I was never impressed with the brakepower of my car equipped with these single piston calipers. Fortunately, BMW got the same impression and changed the 750 front calipers to double piston calipers starting from modelyear 91->. But these calipers aren't mentioned in this story. The procedure shows the rebuild of the rear calipers, but the front calipers are exactly the same. Rebuilding a brake caliper doesn't mean stuff like machining or hone parts. Its simply a matter of thoroughly cleaning parts and replacing inner O-ring and dust cover. Therefore not a big deal. Looking at the photo's, this seems like a pretty extensive procedure. It isn't, and maybe for some
2 Page 2 of 39 technical experienced folks this procedure is explained too comprehensively. But brakes are just very important. Let's start unbolting parts : jack up the car and remove the wheel: Detach the brake pad wear sensor wire, remove the caliper spring clip and loosen the brake hose from the caliper just a little bit (1/8 turn) with a 14mm wrench, this will make later on removal easier:
3 Page 3 of 39 If the rotor has an outer ridge (and it has, believe me), it sometimes can be difficult to remove the caliper. With large waterpump pliers you can press the piston and brake pad a bit back to make removal later on easier. Pry the 2 plastic black covers from the caliper guide bolts (on the back side of the caliper) out. Remove both caliper guide bolts with a 7mm hex key or socket:
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5 Page 5 of 39 Pull the caliper off the rotor. Don't let it hang loose, support the brake caliper. At this moment you must take a decision. If you use compressed air to remove the piston you can remove the entire caliper right now by rotating the caliper as you loosen the brake line. If you don't have a compressor, place the caliper on a sort of dish or something like that (to catch the lost brake fluid), and depress the brake pedal a few times. The piston should pop out. If you use compressed air, be careful using it, as the piston will be forcing out with some serious pressure. Place a piece of wood between the piston and the inner flange of the caliper, or use a rag. Don't use your fingers.
6 Page 6 of 39 Remove the circlip (if applicable) and dustcover. You wouldn't say it, but this is a nice looking piston:
7 Page 7 of 39 Clean the piston with brake cleaner or fresh brake fluid. Check the surface of the piston thoroughly. This is a chrome-plated surface and should be perfectly smooth:
8 Page 8 of 39 The 2 pictures above shows a nice shiny piston of the rear calipers. I got lucky. But in my case, luck never lasts long. When rebuilding my front calipers, I saw that the dust seal of the front piston was damaged (this usually means BIG problems), i.e. had some small cracks:
9 Page 9 of 39 If this is the case, you must inspect the surface of the piston very thoroughly. In most cases, you'll find several corroded spots on the piston like I did. This is the damage done by the aggresive brake dust, water and debris (piston already cleaned a bit):
10 Page 10 of 39 Now we are having a problem. Why? Because you can't purchase the caliper pistons separately. Don't believe me? Ask your dealer. You are left with 4 options: - find a salvaged 7 and hope it has some calipers in good condition - make new pistons yourself (lathe required) - bite the bullet and buy yourself some new calipers (dealerprice: about 600 Euro/US dollar each) - try to rebuild the old piston by sanding the surface slightly, quick fix but won't last long I choose the last option, thoroughly cleaning the surfacing, scraping the rust away with a screwdriver and polishing the surface afterwards with some 800 grid sandpaper on my lathe:
11 Page 11 of 39 I warn you about this procedure: although you use new dust seals, the piston will corrode again on the same spots and causing some caliper problems later on (sticky calipers). But it will do for about 1~1,5 year, if you are lucky. I deceided to use this procedure to give me some time to purchase some good used calipers on the internet. After cleaning the surface looked like this:
12 Page 12 of 39 You'll see that the chrome-plated surface is damaged, and some rust couldn't be removed:
13 Page 13 of 39 I couldn't get it any better, the piston was too damaged. When I assembled it, I used a lot of caliper grease to protect it, and packed the dust seal full with caliper grease, hoping it will hold long enough. It's up to you to make the same descision, facing this problem. Later on, I rebuilded other calipers and in lots of cases the pistons where severly damaged. This is another piston, with a slight corroded part. Because the corroded part doesn't affect the part of the piston beneath the inner O-ring, it can be reused:
14 Page 14 of 39 Enough about the piston. Time to check the inner of the brake caliper:
15 Page 15 of 39 Mucky mess...folks, if your calipers look the same you aren't maintaining your 7 very well...pry the inner O ring out:
16 Page 16 of 39 I should change the brake fluid more frequently...you won't be surprised if I say that everything must be thoroughly cleaned, also the grooves inside the caliper. If you don't have brake cleaner, use brake fluid. Remove the bleederscrew. This is an idiot tiny 7mm bleeder screw (Why? Why are car manufacturers always cheap on bleeder screws???):
17 Page 17 of 39 After everything removed, you should be having something like this on your workbench:
18 Page 18 of 39 This picture shows a front caliper rebuild kit, it comes with a new inner O-ring and dust cover:
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20 Page 20 of 39 These pictures underneath shows a rebuild kit for the rear calipers, it comes with an additional new circlip. Because the BMW dealer didn't had them in stock, I purchased them at the local parts seller. When you ask me, these kits are identical to the one from BMW, always from ATE (the manufacturer of the brakes):
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22 Page 22 of 39 When installing, I managed to do a very stupid thing with a screwdriver and I damaged the new dust boot...$#@!!!. From that point, I wasn't in a very good mood because the parts seller was already closed. So I fixed the dust cover with some sealant:
23 Page 23 of 39 Sigh...ok, lets forget about it and proceed. Press the new O-ring into the inner of the caliper:
24 Page 24 of 39 To make the inserting of the piston easier, coat the O-ring with some special caliper grease or use brake fluid:
25 Page 25 of 39 Same with the piston, lubricate the surface slightly:
26 Page 26 of 39 As you can see, the new dust seal is already installed onto the piston. Now gently press the piston straight into the caliper. You can do this easily by hand, using some force:
27 Page 27 of 39 Don't press the piston all the way. Install the dustcover:
28 Page 28 of 39 and circlip:
29 Page 29 of 39 This is how it should look like (errr...without the sealant of course):
30 Page 30 of 39 Reattach the brake line, install the bleeder screw, insert the brake pads and install the caliper on the rotor. Use some caliper grease on the guide bolts to protect the surface. Don't forget to tighten the brake hose and reinstall spring clip. Bleed the caliper manually (with some assistance), vacuum or use pressure. Keep an eye at the brake fluid level reservoir while doing this. 1 ready, 3 to go ;-) Perhaps its a good idea to change the brake fluid now. Added this part 13 November 2004: The pictures above only describing the dust cover installation with an outer circlip on an outer ridge. Only the rear calipers have this kind of dust cover installation. The front calipers have another design, with an inner ridge. This makes it harder to fit the dust cover. Some use compressed air to install such a dust cover, but there is a different method, which I now describe. This is the inner ridge of the caliper, without the inner O-ring. The dust cover is installed in the upper ridge:
31 Page 31 of 39 The new dust cover:
32 Page 32 of 39 After installinging the inner O-ring, put the dust cover on the bottom end of the piston like this (notice it isn't fully slided onto the piston, just the upper part of the dust cover):
33 Page 33 of 39 Now gently put the piston and dust cover into the caliper, make sure the dust cover is seated all around. Important: don't push the piston into the caliper yet!:
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35 Page 35 of 39 Only when the dust cover is fully seated, press the piston into the caliper:
36 Page 36 of 39 It should be pressed in by hand. If you have a hard time doing that, use a wooden dowel:
37 Page 37 of 39 And the dust cover pops into place:
38 Page 38 of 39 Total amount of parts and cost: BMW partnr description price (1 piece) used amount caliper rebuild kit 11 Euro/US dollar depends Total amount of time: 2 calipers done in 2,5 hours, including the sealant fix. Skills needed/difficulty level: It can be done. This picture shows rebuilding variouse calipers with different parts:
39 Page 39 of 39 Some things I should have done but I overlooked, forgotten, just being too lazy or didn't replace because I am cheap and now I am regretting that while everything is reinstalled already and I drove it for a few thousand kilometers/miles? Of course. Nice to know that the rear brake pads must be replaced within kilometers...but not now. It was freezing cold in my garage and I desperate needed some coffee... Story by Sean750.
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