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34 31 181 Removing and installing/replacing expansion tank for hydraulic brake actuation

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Necessary preliminary tasks: 

NOTE: Suck the brake fluid out of the expansion tank. Use a suction bottle used exclusively for drawing off brake fluid.

Do not reuse drawn out brake fluid.

Unfasten plug connection (1) and disconnect.

Pull off supply hose (2) of clutch hydraulic system if necessary.

Release retaining screw (3).

Installation: 

Tightening torque: 34 31 3AZ, see 34 31 BRAKE MASTER CYLINDER .

Pull expansion tank (4) vertically out of brake master cylinder.

Fig 1: Pulling Expansion Tank And Supply Hose
G04788004Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.
IMPORTANT: Check rubber plug in brake master cylinder for damage and replace if necessary.

Push the expansion tank vertically onto the master brake cylinder.

Fig 2: Checking Rubber Plug In Brake Master Cylinder
G04726651Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.