01-22-2021, 09:02 AM | #1 |
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A couple bits of weirdness. Does your car do that?
Just a few things I've noticed, wondering if yours is the same.
1. When I get out of the car there is a small metallic noise from the rear wheel area. I don't think it's the strut because it happened before I got the MPS, and is still happening. Sounds a bit like something is rubbing the brake dust shield, almost like a spring sound. It also happens in hot or cold weather. And before you ask, I'm only 155 lbs . Does yours do that? 2. My emergency brake works, but it's not what I'd call strong. I had the occasion to park on a real hill the other day and the car immediately started to move. I guess I could have yanked it up really hard to see if I could get it to hold, but decided to just put it in gear instead. Is yours like that? |
01-22-2021, 09:05 AM | #2 |
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1. I think thats your parking brake loose
2. Yep this confirmed my suspicion with #1. Technical guide says handbrake should be 5-6 clicks from bottom for a full hold. I recently had mine adjusted by the dealer at the latest service. |
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01-22-2021, 09:09 AM | #3 |
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I concur with nioh_lbbm2. A lot of people do not realize that parking brakes are a serviceable item.
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01-22-2021, 09:12 AM | #4 |
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01-22-2021, 09:58 AM | #5 |
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1. Had this looked at when in service a while back, and confirmed it's the e brake cable under tension. At least that's what they told me.
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01-22-2021, 11:11 AM | #6 |
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SA just told me it's under the 3/36, so not something he can adjust for me. Great.
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01-22-2021, 11:51 AM | #7 |
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I have not had to adjust, yet but should be similar to past BMWs and YouTube has a ton of videos.
There should be a cable tension adjuster under the parking brake boot. If the parking brake pads are worn there is an adjuster that you can access through a hole in the rotor. |
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01-22-2021, 01:50 PM | #9 |
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My apartment single car garage is on the very slightest of an incline, almost unnoticeable. But the "landing pad", where I can park a 2nd car, has about a 5 degree grade to it. When I leave my car there for super brief periods of time, I always have to give the ebrake an extra pull or it'll roll back a lot. I don't know how many clicks because I out of habit just hold the button in while pulling the ebrake up. Regardless, I always put the car in gear and ebrake up wherever I park.
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01-23-2021, 08:14 AM | #11 |
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It's a good tip, but I can't imagine mine are dirty or rusty. I use the ebrake every day, but had never used it hard until a few days ago.
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When I see a cop coming up behind me and I'm going over the speed limit, I use the hand brake to slow down so that my brake lights don't come on. I guess my hand brake pads stay clean 😂. |
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I taught that trick to a friend of mine and it almost got us killed. We were going quite fast...over a hill...and he applied the brake a bit too hard. Luckily no one was hurt, but we both learned a valuable lesson that day; don't pull the ebrake too hard! |
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One should use caution with the hand brake for sure. I have a feeling that the hand brake in the M2 couldn't even lock up the wheels...but ya never know. I won't be trying that stunt 😂. |
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I have needed to get a set of these for the Lotus forever, as I've been using a brick. I ended up with a small set off of Amazon. Thanks for the reminder.
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The dealer told me the parking brake is "self adjusting" to some extent. Pull the handle all the way up, hold and release. Repeat 3-4 times. This will adjust it for maximum effectiveness. This has worked for me.
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