10-10-2020, 01:05 AM | #5 |
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A 7mm hex bit is best to manually rewind the electric parking brake to change the rear pads. And you need a hex bit to remove the slider bolts on the front calipers. Most everything else on the car is torx, except the suspension likely requires some triple square bits.
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10-10-2020, 02:01 PM | #6 | |
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Drives: Z4MC, X3-35i,525i, Corrado G60
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The best way rewind the e-brake is to use a scan tool to command it to go into service mode. |
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10-10-2020, 03:02 PM | #7 |
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Harbor freight. Same warranty as craftsman, snap on, ect . Break a tool exchange for a new one. I run a small shop and 75% of my hand tools are harbor and I beat the crap out of them... I very rarely need to exchange tools.
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10-10-2020, 05:08 PM | #8 |
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I have enough tools except what I would need to do the brakes and the charge pipe on my X3. This is my first German car but I still plan on doing the routine stuff. I already have a oil filter cap wrench and the air sockets to fit the lug nuts. Anything else will be done by an independent BMW shop. Thanks all for the advice, I am getting too old to spend an afternoon under the car.
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