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Originally Posted by mportd.f32
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Originally Posted by johnung
Attached are brake torque specs for F3x.
I highly recommend upgrading the four brake rotor hold screws to stainless steel so that they will never rust and seize. Both Turner & ECS sell them for ~$15/set of four.
Also recommend Zimmermann rotors. High quality German rotors better than OEM because they are zinc coated against rust. Very reasonably priced.
Best replacement street pad is Hawk 5.0. Superior in every way to stock pads. More reasonably priced than inferior pads that others taught.
Replace brake fluid every two years for safety. At same time upgrade to StopTech stainless steel brake lines for ~$106/set of four. There are other stainless lines that cost more. Much more solid brake pedal feel.
Hope this helps!
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Thank you for the help, but do you mind elaborating on what those terms mean for the first three tightening torques? Sorry but I'm pretty new to working on my own car. |
If you are new to this car a great resource would be to buy a Bentley manual for your model. Attached is a photo example of a Bentley manual for 3-Series 2012-2015. There are a bunch of online resources out there too. I'm just used to grabbing a shop manual like a Bentley.
The first line of the torque specs is just the single screw that holds the brake rotor onto the hub. It's the part that I said likes to rust on so replace it with a stainless steel screw.
I'll see if I can find diagrams to illustrate the other two.