BMW 3 series E46

Since 1998 of release

Repair and car operation

Replacement of the brake pipeline

Pipelines of brake system have a covering from plastic. Connections with forward and back wheels are executed by flexible hoses. The certain experience is necessary for replacement of the brake pipeline. Therefore for performance of this operation it is better to address on HUNDRED.

At work with pipelines of brake system it is necessary to watch to damaging a plastic covering. Brake pipelines are delivered mainly as pipes without накидных nuts. Pay attention to the size of a connecting carving. Put on накидную a nut the end of a pipe and отбортуйте the pipe end the special tool. Pay attention to execution of the end of a pipe of the applied pipeline. At гибке, the former brake pipeline is used as the sample. To an exception of compression and pipe excesses apply for are flexible the special tool.

Operation of lifting and car installation on supports is connected with danger! Therefore before operation carrying out familiarise with Razdelom Poddomkrachivanie and towage

PERFORMANCE ORDER

1 Lift and establish the car on supports
2 Slightly press through a pedal of a brake and fix it in such position. For this purpose insert between a seat and a brake pedal wooden брусок, a seat shift back, and then again forward. Thereby after undocking of brake pipelines it is excluded вытекание liquids from the tank and hit in air system.
3 Disconnect the brake pipeline in area накидной nuts.
4 If it is necessary, close a stopper the pipeline going in a direction of the main cylinder.
5 New brake pipeline lay on a line of the old. Tighten накидные nuts the moment 18 Nm.
6 Remove air from brake system, address to Section Removal of air from brake system.

— Whether brake hoses are fixed?
— Whether the brake hose in the holder is fixed?
— Whether unions for air removal are tightened?
— Whether enough of a brake liquid is filled in?
— On the working engine check up tightness. For this purpose press a brake pedal effort 200 – 300 Н (20 – 30 kg) during 10 with. The pedal should not weaken. Check up all joinings on tightness.

The brake liquid should not pour out or be thrown out with a household waste at all. Local authorities inform drivers on places of its possible recycling.