Handbrake adjustment is required in the following cases:
- replaced hand brake pads;
- replaced brake drums;
- the position of the adjusting device has changed;
- too much lever travel (more than 10 teeth).
Attention: Cable pulls and all parts of the handbrake must be easy to move.
Loosen one wheel bolt on both rear wheels.
Raise the car from behind.
Unfasten the cover of the handbrake lever at the top and slide forward onto the handle.
Attention: At the service station, the BMW-341030 tool is used to adjust the hand brake. This is a combined socket wrench with different sockets for the lock nut and the adjusting nut. If this tool is not available, remove the handbrake lever cover and, if necessary, the center console.
Remove the handbrake lever cover. To do this, unscrew screw -4-. Press off protective caps and remove screws -5- and -6-. To unfasten the cover, its rear upper side part must be pulled towards the driver's seat. 11 - a protective cap of the screw of fastening of the central console.
Loosen 2 lock nuts and 2 adjusting nuts -arrows- for handbrake cables. Loosen cable ties completely.
Completely unscrew one wheel bolt on each wheel. Put the threaded hole for the bolt in the lower position, coinciding with the vertical axis. Shine a flashlight into the threaded hole, the gear of the device for adjusting the brake pads should be visible in the hole.
Note: The wheel as shown in the picture does not need to be removed.
By turning the gear -1- with a screwdriver -2- spread the brake pads so that the wheel can no longer be turned by hand. After that, turn the 6-tooth gear in the opposite direction. If the adjusting gear on the left side of the vehicle turns in the direction of the arrow (see picture), then the brake pads are bred to the brake drum. On the right side of the car, to spread the brake pads, the adjusting gear must be rotated in the opposite direction.
After adjustment, check that the wheels rotate freely and, if necessary, turn the adjusting gear back a little.
Adjust the brake cable. To do this, tighten the handbrake lever by 4 teeth and tighten the adjusting nuts -arrows- so that the rear wheels on the left and right can still be turned evenly by hand. Release the handbrake lever and check that the wheels rotate freely, repeat the adjustment if necessary
Release the handbrake lever completely.
Turn on the ignition. When the lever is released, the handbrake indicator should not light up.
Tighten the handbrake lever 1 tooth. In this case, there should be no braking of the rear wheels, otherwise, repeat the adjustment of the hand brake. When the lever is in this position, the handbrake warning light may come on.
Tighten the handbrake lever 2 teeth. In this position of the lever, the handbrake indicator must be lit, otherwise the contact of the switch on the lever must be bent accordingly.
Switch off the ignition.
Tighten locknuts. At the same time, hold the adjusting nuts against turning with a wrench.
Install and attach the handbrake lever side cover. Close the fastening screws with protective caps.
Hinge the handbrake lever cover at the bottom and secure at the top.
Lower the car.
Screw in the 2 wheel bolts on the rear wheels and tighten the bolts to 100 Nm. Install wheel covers.