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34 31 505 Removing and installing/replacing master brake cylinder for DSC

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Special tools required: 

WARNING: High-voltage system - danger to life!
WARNING: Compliance with the following points is mandatory before beginning work:

Necessary preliminary tasks:

After completing tasks, bleed BRAKE SYSTEM WITH DSC .

IMPORTANT: Before beginning work, fully press the brake pedal several times to reduce the vacuum pressure in the brake servo.
IMPORTANT: Do not bend brake lines.

Unfasten brake lines (2).

Unclip retaining bar (1) and remove both brake lines from guides.

Installation note: 

Tightening torque 34 32 1AZ .

Fig 1: Identifying Brake Lines, Retaining Bar And Nuts
G08577764Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Close off brake lines and brake master cylinder with seal plugs 32 1 270 .

Release nuts (3) and feed brake master cylinder out of brake servo.

Installation note: 

Replace self-locking nuts.

Tightening torque 34 31 1AZ .

Installation note: 

Replace sealing ring.

Fig 2: Identifying Sealing Ring
G04726654Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.

Installation note: 

When inserting the brake master cylinder (2) into the brake servo (1), make sure the pressure rod of the brake servo and that of the brake master cylinder meet each other on one level.

Fig 3: Identifying Brake Master Cylinder And Brake Servo
G04726655Courtesy of BMW OF NORTH AMERICA, INC.