5 Series E34 525tds (M51) TOUR
f)
Air in braking system
g)
Wrong type of pads/liners
h)
Automatic slack control of brake
shoes does not function
a)
Replace wheel bearings
b)
Check floating caliper
installation
c)
Check brake discs for runout,
replacing if necessary
d)
Measure brake disc thickness
Grind or replace discs
e)
Leakage test of brake system
f)
Bleed brakes
g)
Replace brake linings or
Replace brake shoes
h)
Remove and install brake
shoes,
repair slack control
Fault
Cause
Remedy
Jammed piston in brake caliper
a)
Dirty fist caliper recesses,
damaged caps
b)
Brake disc not aligned with fist
caliper
c)
Corrosion on pistons in floating
calipers or wheel cylinders
a)
Remove and install, repair or
replace floating caliper
b)
Check floating caliper
installation
c)
Remove and install, repair or
replace floating caliper or wheel
cylinder
Pulsating effect on brake pedal
a)
Wheel-bearing play excessive
b)
Brake disc not aligned with fist
caliper
c)
Brake-disc runout
d)
Excessive thickness deviation
within braking surface
a)
Replace wheel bearings
b)
Check floating caliper
installation
c)
Replace brake discs
d)
Measure brake disc thickness
Grind or replace discs
Handbrake effect insufficient
a)
Brake shoes oil-splattered
b)
Excessive dead travel between
brake shoes and brake drums
c)
Excessive dead travel in cables
d)
Cables adjusted incorrectly
e)
Corroded transmitting elements
a)
Replace brake linings,
determine cause
b)
Adjusting handbrake
c)
Adjusting handbrake
d)
Adjusting handbrake
e)
Remove and install handbrake
and expander locks
Check Bowden cables,
replacing if necessary
RA Troubleshooting the brake system
BMW AG - TIS
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