Front Pad Wear Sensors Swap

ChrisF · 03-10-2014, 03:09 PM

Hi all. Just had a set of track pads installed over the weekend. My front pads were getting low and starting to grind down one of the wear sensors. They were tied back after the install but the sensor light went off so assume they now need to be replaced. Question is, can the front sensors be swapped without removing the wheels if they are tied off or just easier to pull the wheels for access?

Thanks

MasterP · 03-10-2014, 03:46 PM

Seeing how they're clipped in is inside the fenderwell I don't see how you could get to them without removing the wheel.

kaleb · 03-14-2014, 02:42 PM

Going to be a real PITA if you don't take off the wheel. Turns a 5 minute job into probably a 30 minute job, if you can even twist your arms around enough to do it.

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ChrisF Second Lieutenant 11 Rep 203 Posts Drives: '11 M3 ZCP, '10 997.2 GT3 Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: Marin iTrader: (1)	Front Pad Wear Sensors Swap Hi all. Just had a set of track pads installed over the weekend. My front pads were getting low and starting to grind down one of the wear sensors. They were tied back after the install but the sensor light went off so assume they now need to be replaced. Question is, can the front sensors be swapped without removing the wheels if they are tied off or just easier to pull the wheels for access? Thanks
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MasterP Colonel 721 Rep 2,342 Posts Drives: All the M's Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Where do you want me? iTrader: (8)	Seeing how they're clipped in is inside the fenderwell I don't see how you could get to them without removing the wheel. Last edited by MasterP; 03-12-2014 at 02:17 PM..
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kaleb Second Lieutenant 25 Rep 294 Posts Drives: '12 X5 35d Join Date: May 2008 Location: Dallas, TX iTrader: (0)	Going to be a real PITA if you don't take off the wheel. Turns a 5 minute job into probably a 30 minute job, if you can even twist your arms around enough to do it. __________________ 2012 X5 35D - Platinum Gray / Cinnamon Options: Sport, Tech, Cold Weather, comfort seats, leather dash, high beam assist, lane-departure warning, soft-close doors, two-row, self-leveling suspension, hi-fi stereo Tracks driven (in any car): Nürburgring Nordschleife (05/2011), LeMans (ok, just the public part), Eagles Canyon Raceway, MotorSport Ranch Cresson, COTA Austin
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