BMW X5: Removing And Installing / Replacing Master Brake Cylinder For DSC
Special tools required:
- 32 1 27032 1 270 PLUGS (SET)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
- Remove expansion tank.
- Read and comply with General Information.
After completing tasks, bleed brake system with DSC.
IMPORTANT: Do not bend brake lines.
Unfasten brake lines (2).
Unclip retaining bar (1) and remove both brake lines from guides.
Installation:
Tightening torque 34 32 1AZ.
Close off brake lines and brake master cylinder with plugs 32 1 270.
Fig. 65: Uncliping Retaining Bar
Release nuts (3) and feed brake master cylinder out of brake booster.
Installation:
Replace self-locking nuts.
Tightening torque 34 31 1AZ.
Installation:
Replace sealing ring.
Fig. 66: Identifying Sealing Ring
Installation:
When inserting the brake master cylinder (2) into the brake booster (1), make
sure the pressure rod of the brake
booster and that of the brake master cylinder meet each other on one level.
Fig. 67: Identifying Brake Master Cylinder And Brake Booster
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OVERVIEW OF BRAKE LINES
1. Brake hose, front.
2. Brake tubes.
3. Brake hose, rear, to body.
4. Brake hose, rear, to wheel brake cylinder.
REPLACING ALL BRAKE PIPES
Special tools required:
34 5 100
REPLACING VACUUM HOSE FOR BRAKE BOOSTER (N52K)
IMPORTANT: Before beginning work, fully press the brake pedal several
times to reduce the
vacuum pressure in the brake booster. This makes it easier to
REPLACING A BRAKE PAD SENSOR (FRONT)
IMPORTANT: The brake pad wear sensor must be replaced once it has been
removed (brake pad wear sensor loses its retention capability in the brake pad).
If a brak
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DANGER OF POISONING!
INGESTING OIL OR ABSORBING THROUGH THE SKIN MAY CAUSE POISONING!
POSSIBLE SYMPTOMS ARE:
HEADACHES
DIZZINESS
STOMACH ACHES
VOMITING
DIARRHOEA
CRAMPS/FITS
UNCONSCIOUSNESS
PROTECTIVE MEASURES/RULES OF CONDUCT:
POUR OIL ONLY INTO APPROPRIATELY MARKED CONTAINERS
DO NOT PO
REPLACING CONTROLLER SWITCH FOR ALTERNATOR (N62, N62TU)
Necessary preliminary tasks:
Disconnect battery negative lead
Remove ALTERNATOR
Carefully insert a screwdriver between cover (1) and threaded pin.
Lever out cover (1) towards top.
Fig. 48: Inserting Screwdriver Between Cover And Threaded