Well, another failure. Last night my parking brake did not in-gauge. Started the car after work and had the normally red parking brake light turned yellow, and the little yellow car appeared. :dunno:
I have a choice to either replace the whole actuator unit or a kit they sell with just the gears.
Anybody have experience with this issue? Thanks for your input.
Get the kit for around $150 from eBay.
Buy a bench-top press from Harbor Freight for $70.
Buy the Et801 BMW code scanner from eBay for $72 to reset the code.
Watch the video on YouTube while you do the job.
It is not all that difficult and you don't have to get under the car to fix it.
I just did it 2 months ago.
Thanks bobbrum. I ordered the parts and watched the video. My plan is when the parts come in, I'll have my mechanic do the repair. Working for a dealer, He wanted to replace until I told him about rebuild kit. He's in. I have a mechanical background, but
some jobs should be left to the pros. If I'm lucky, it's the gears and not the electronics...
Put in search engine Actuator. There are loads of tips. If its like mine it was a snapped cable and not your gears. Have you tried the Actuator manual rear winder?
i am going through that problem right now. I ended up buying the actuator because I found one on ebay for $330 delivered. Look around before you buy the kit because it may be cheaper that way. The plastic gears break over time in these cars which is a common issue apparently. I still havent changed mine out yet because of the work needed so I am waiting for my mechanic to reopen for the year.
Yeah I totally understand. Tuesday I thought I had to my actuator out but found away to work around it. I have step by step instructions on how to disasimble the unit if that's what u need.?
This seems to be a good forum. More then not have had this problem. Lots of answers, which is a good thing. Once he takes it apart, I'll have an idea of my issue. I'll let everyone know. Should have kit sometime next week. Thanks for all the help guys. That's why I'm a member...
I just discovered today that my park brake problem was not the actuator but the control switch where you press the button to activate. Now I have a park brake actuator for sale with new gears in it.
Hi I'm having the same problem but my parking brake completely locks up replaced the switch a few months ago because it broke but not sure what it could be I'm assuming its the actuator but not sure if it is the same as mine as I have a x5 e70 msport
Thanks for the info Tanny and JIm UK. I should have mine in the shop next week sometime. Parts are en-route and I'll get to it right away. I don't like problem lights on my dash cluster!!!
I paid $400 aud for it inc the delivery so I am prepared to let it go for $350aud ex del. all new parts and I never installed. Let me know if it fits first.
Well,
My mechanic started the work last night and found that one of my parking brake cables is bad. I'm going to have him check price for the cables and I'll probably have him replace both... Miss my car already...
Got my numbers and my car will be ready tonight. I'll pick it up in the morning. I'm having him replace both cables. They have the same amount of pulls on them. He's charging me $86.00 per cable and $150.00 labor per side. Grand total= $472.00. I trust him. He's been a friend and my mechanic for 7yrs.
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