Author Topic: Brake question (Read 2798 times)

BMWManiac · « **on:** July 11, 2008, 10:54:15 AM »

1991 318i

I am replacing my rotors and pads and I just picked up a pair of cheap pads from Advance Autoparts that says they are for my car.....can anyone confirm or deny that they are in fact the ones I need for my car? They have a spring of some sort at the top and no three pong to insert into the piston like my M3.....I just want to make sure before I go ripping this stuff apart!

Wearever, MKD 493....on their site, they say for me, but I've never seen pads like this for a BMW. I can't post a pic, so I've attached the site.

http://www.partsamerica.com/ProductDetail.aspx?MfrCode=WEA&MfrPartNumber=MKD493&PartType=219&PTSet=A

monty23psk · « **Reply #1 on:** July 11, 2008, 01:32:31 PM »

Mine do not have the 3 prong, but mine are from another company, porterfield. they do have the 2 spring attachement at the back where it rest against the caliper.

BMWManiac · « **Reply #2 on:** July 11, 2008, 05:00:42 PM »

I'm going to just do it and see if the old ones are the same...if not, I'll put it back on.

monty23psk · « **Reply #3 on:** July 11, 2008, 09:25:05 PM »

go for it, but if they say they are for the car, then they most probably are.

P. Kennedy · « **Reply #4 on:** July 11, 2008, 11:41:51 PM »

Yep, those are the ones for the front. The rear inner pads have three prongs that insert into the caliper piston.

I just began a massive brake project today. Pads, rotors, calipers, stainless brake lines all front and rear.

I managed to break 3 of the 4 hard line junctions from the old rubber lines to the steel lines. Honked me off for sure.

Do I replace the entire steel line(s) or cut, flare and couple new line ends w/fittings and brass unions? The entire lines are pretty long and convoluted, anyone ever done it?

BMWManiac · « **Reply #5 on:** July 12, 2008, 08:44:11 AM »

As long as it will still reach, I would jsut cut, flare, and put a new couple end....I got them installed....not too much of a problem.

However, I noticed a trend. When I replaced my driver side rotor on both the 318i and my M3, there was a 'plug' instead of a caliper retaining bolt in the hub!!!! I had to drill and extract the last one, why do they do this!

P. Kennedy · « **Reply #6 on:** July 12, 2008, 11:37:35 AM »

Thanks. I was leaning that way for sure.