Changing rear brake pads but loads of brake fluid

nihad · 09-18-2020, 04:14 PM

Hi

I tried to change rear brake pads on F25 2013 UK but struggled with retracted EPB, while trying to retract it alot of brake fluid came out of it from the seal and the seal came off from the brake? I managed to put the seal back on, is that normal for brake fluid to come out or have l damaged the EPB

Thanks

pungo · 09-18-2020, 05:11 PM

Did you retract the EPB using a scan tool (i.e. ista+, bimmerlink, foxwell etc..)?

383vett · 09-18-2020, 06:48 PM

Sounds like you may have had the calipers off the rotors and then tried to retract the parking brake. Here's how to back off the electric parking brake without a scanner.

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383vett Major 626 Rep 1,044 Posts Drives: 2018 X3 M40i, 2012 X3 Xdrive35 Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Moraga, California iTrader: (0)	Sounds like you may have had the calipers off the rotors and then tried to retract the parking brake. Here's how to back off the electric parking brake without a scanner. __________________ 2016 Z06 Vette, 10.53@132 1984 Vette, 406, 10.23@131 2021 SQ5 Last edited by 383vett; 09-18-2020 at 06:56 PM..
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