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      04-17-2014, 01:49 PM   #17
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Originally Posted by TheRuss View Post
Superb, thanks. When you say 3 - 4 clicks, I presume the adjuster actually clicks as it rotates to indicate the setting? My worry is creating an uneven bias between the rears, not that I guess it'd make much difference, but I'd like both brakes to be firmly engaged when the handbrake is up - don't want the car rolling away if I park on a hill!
If you look closely at the picture you will see a spring very close to the adjuster. It engages the notches in the adjuster, which serves as a series of detents. When I say one click, I mean one notch on the adjuster. You can feel the spring engaging in each notch as you turn the adjuster.

The Bentley service manual for the E9x 3-series says to turn the adjuster until the wheel can no longer be rotated and then back it off by 9 notches (not 3 as I suggested earlier). If you do the same on both sides the rear parking brakes will be balanced.
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