handbrake adjustment

[ock]

hi.

can anyone tell me if i can adjust my handbrake cable.
i have a 05 3.0d sport.
i have recently had new front pads + the rear pads have plenty of miles left on them but my handbrake has lots of clicks on the lever + even when on full barely works.
i would appreciate any help on this matter.

thanks in advance..

[Coffeeman]

I've not taken the handbrake boot off my X5, but every one of my other BMW's had the adjustment under the leather handbrake boot. There should be two 10mm double nuts (one on each side of the handbrake lever), simply loosen the outer nut, then tighten the inner nuts a few turns. This essentially shortens the handbrake cables. Test to make sure that there is no brake drag when the handle is all the way down. If all is good, then lock the outer nuts onto the inner nuts. Again, if the X is like other BMW's, the actual handbrakes are small brake shoes inside the rotor hub on the rear wheels, so the rear pads are not the parking brake, the shoes are.

[hayaku]

- pull the cover off the handbrake
- pull handbrake up to first click
- adjust bowden cable nuts till tight
(where the parking brake pads start to push against the hubs to brake)

thats about it...