How to remove and install the parking brake shoes on BMW M3?

To take off or to fit the parking brake shoes, initial, one has to detach the return spring, which is at the spreader and at the same time rotate the retainer springs 90 degrees. First, lift and secure the car and then take out the rear wheel and wheel assembly and then the rear rotors of the brake system. The lower return spring for the parking brake shoes has to be disconnected with the help of brake spring pliers and the turn the retaining springs for the parking brake shoes 90 degrees for unlocking and removal. On the bottom pull away the parking brake shoes and unscrew them from the top, disconnecting them from the adjuster and spring. For installation start by fixing the adjuster and spring at the shoes these shoe are then fixed from the top up to the backing plate. Finally place and fit the retainer locks and the return spring, the rotor, then burnish and adjust the parking brake. For adjustment, procedures of the parking brake and cable are followed.

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BMW M3 Parking Brake Shoe

BMW M3 Parking Brake Shoe provides the clamping force that locks its rear wheels to ensure that the car holds its position on any given slope. Inside earlier M3 generations that applied rear drum service brakes, the same shoe would take on the daily stopping and parking jobs. The hand lever or foot pedal pulled cables and linkages that pulled on the Parking Brake Shoe, pressing against the interior of the drum. Each Parking Brake Shoe contains durable lining that bites into metal to prevent rotation. Later models of BMW vehicles with rear disc assemblies switched to a duo style, either to a miniature drum cast inside the rotor where a compact Parking Brake Shoe still expands outward, or to a mechanical caliper in squeeze brake form that squeezes pads onto the rotor surface and is driven by cables and, in some trims, an electric motor for push button convenience as well adopted on newer BMW versions. No matter what the layout, every M3 maintains separate, strictly mechanical control from the hydraulic service circuit, permitting safe parking and, for exhilarated drivers, weight transfer tricks. Differences mostly revolve around the actuation, and while more modern M3 variants feature cable plus motor electronic helpers, the older models feature cable only systems. Both share the role of using a rugged Parking Brake Shoe for all the friction and holding power.

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How to remove and install the parking brake shoes on BMW M3?
Posted by Pete Z.
A:
To take off or to fit the parking brake shoes, initial, one has to detach the return spring, which is at the spreader and at the same time rotate the retainer springs 90 degrees. First, lift and secure the car and then take out the rear wheel and wheel assembly and then the rear rotors of the brake system. The lower return spring for the parking brake shoes has to be disconnected with the help of brake spring pliers and the turn the retaining springs for the parking brake shoes 90 degrees for unlocking and removal. On the bottom pull away the parking brake shoes and unscrew them from the top, disconnecting them from the adjuster and spring. For installation start by fixing the adjuster and spring at the shoes these shoe are then fixed from the top up to the backing plate. Finally place and fit the retainer locks and the return spring, the rotor, then burnish and adjust the parking brake. For adjustment, procedures of the parking brake and cable are followed.
Answered by BMW Parts Specialist Noah / Sep 28, 2025