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    E brake no workie after changing rotors.

    I changed my rotors (front and rear) and after I dropped the car from changing the rear my ebrake doesnt grab. I literaly can roll the car while the e-brake is up (I am superman though). I think it has to do with bleeding the brakes, or the shoes inside the drum brake mechanism. The pads on the drums are done. I would like to convert to full discs if possible but that would be useless since I just got new rear rotors. How do you replace the drum pads if that is to be the problem.

    #2
    it sound like you need to adjust the tension on the pads in the drums take the wheel off then remove the bolt that holds the drum on and if it just slides off easy the put more tension on the pads so it grabs more

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      #3
      can you even convert to just disk? It would be pointless the drum part of that setup is for the e-brake only. On that note bleeding the brakes would have nothing to do with the e-brake either because the hydraulic brakes are completely separate from the e-brake.


      You can either tighten up the nuts under the e-brake lever boot. Or if they are maxed out you have to adjust the shoes with a screw drive through one of the lug bolt holes
      First: 1984 318i
      Second: 1987 325
      Third: 1987 325is
      Current: 1990 325i (Soon To Be 335i)

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