R60 brake DIY question
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R60 brake DIY question
The stock brakes on a 2011 R60 (Countryman S) has a nut on the sliding (floating) shaft that the caliper mounts to.
For those doing brake pad changes yourself, what are you using that's skinny enough to hold that 17mm nut while torquing down the bolt that holds the caliper onto the bracket?
All my wrenches are too thick to hold that nut without impeding the final tightening of the bolt.
BTW, getting specs and DIY info on a Countryman is a major PITA. I've had to subscribe to Chilton DIY to find anything of substance, and even that is missing specs (like the torque specs of the bracket for the brake caliper [right terminology?] that mounts to the steering knuckle. I'm guessing it's 81 lb ft (110 nM) like the R56.
FYI, my sig still shows my '04 R53 that I had from 2003-2009. I wish I could get an updated graphic for an R60.
For those doing brake pad changes yourself, what are you using that's skinny enough to hold that 17mm nut while torquing down the bolt that holds the caliper onto the bracket?
All my wrenches are too thick to hold that nut without impeding the final tightening of the bolt.
BTW, getting specs and DIY info on a Countryman is a major PITA. I've had to subscribe to Chilton DIY to find anything of substance, and even that is missing specs (like the torque specs of the bracket for the brake caliper [right terminology?] that mounts to the steering knuckle. I'm guessing it's 81 lb ft (110 nM) like the R56.
FYI, my sig still shows my '04 R53 that I had from 2003-2009. I wish I could get an updated graphic for an R60.
Last edited by dotBob; Feb 18, 2017 at 04:01 PM.
