E39 Hand Brake Adjustment Help

[scott180gtb]

Hello Ladies

Can anyone advise me on the best way to adjust my handbrake.

I have replaced the rear disks and handbrake shoes but I cant seem to get the handbrake to adjust up. Its either not effective enough or too tight causing binding.

Any idiots guides?

[Smellit]

i had the same problem with mine, failed its mot so new pads discs and shoes went in and it failed again!!! so i took it to a different test station and it passed, never found out what caused it but the handbrake was never anygood reall unless i pulled it up with two hands

[scjimbo]

i had the same problem with mine, failed its mot so new pads discs and shoes went in and it failed again!!! so i took it to a different test station and it passed, never found out what caused it but the handbrake was never anygood reall unless i pulled it up with two hands

E39 hand brakes are total crap anyway.

Why did it fail? Was it too many clicks or not efficient enough?

[Smellit]

not efficient enough, also was advised on "undertrays fitted" BMW put them there so dont know what they wanted me to do about it?

even all the adjusting i did made no difference.

[irish320i]

loosen the cables in the car, then through one of the wheel bolt holes at the back turn the little cog with a small screw driver, Adjust till the wheel locks then back of a turn. With this done on both sides adjust the cables.

[Brianmoooore]

oooop my bad just noticed E39

Procedure is exactly the same.
There's nothing wrong with ANY BMW handbrake IF shoes that haven't already been ruined by misadjustment are adjusted correctly with the cables completely slack.

[scott180gtb]

Sorted this yesterday.

I followed the wiki link and backed everything off and started again. I fooking hate gravel driveway's in the rain.