Parking Brake
WARNING: This page is about a different car, the 2003 BMW Z8 and 2002 BMW Z8. However, it is still accessible from the selected car via links, so may be relevant.
- Raise and support vehicle. Release parking brake and check cables for free operation.
- From inside vehicle, lift off parking brake lever cover. Completely loosen parking brake cable locknuts. Remove one wheel lug bolt on each rear wheel and rotate wheel until lug bolt hole is positioned at the bottom. Insert screwdriver into lug bolt hole and turn adjusting screw until parking brake shoes stop rotation of rotor. See Fig 1. Back off adjusting screw 12 notches.
- Tighten adjusting nut on parking brake lever until parking brake holds vehicle securely before fifth ratchet stop is reached. Both rear wheels should rotate freely and evenly with parking lever released.