That's what I'm trying to achieve yes. Not that it's urgent right now as I can't drive it until I fit the new air spring.
Did you do it with the engine running?
Apply the brake pedal 3 times within 10 seconds and hold after the 3rd press.
Apply the electronic parking brake switch 4 times, followed by 3 release applications within 10 seconds.
 
That's what I'm trying to achieve yes. Not that it's urgent right now as I can't drive it until I fit the new air spring.
If it's it has the handbrake via the disks and not shoes then the rear brake action alone beds the pads
Do you have rear brake drums in the center of the disks?
 
So since its been sat outside home looking sorry for itself and hasn't even been started since the 28th of may when it flagged a fault,
Fired right up and i took it too the 24hr garage (a whole 0.4 miles each way) But.... i did see my pal who has a 2005 530d with a 6hp26 in it and its just away to run out of test so went and drove that, box is nice and smooth no hassle so iv bought the car and iv ordered fluid, pan, seals, bridge seal, and away to use the 530d valve body change them bits in the box and reset the adaptions and go do its 200miles to learn its shift and clutch points and see if it behaves again,

I did also get myself a 2009 730d auto as a dinger since my kids mum still has my 350quid mondeo, but its a 6hp28 and i think thats a different valve body and its already mapped to 300bhp and 450ibft so i think thats the better donor for my already bmw swapped transit 😅
 
Drums in the centre of the discs. Exactly the same as my facelift 3.6 and I had no issue at all. I can't see that I'm doing anything different to what I did before or what is in this detail, Kermit's description or any video I've watched! I always hated drums and shoes but these are so easy to swap and adjust, I can't believe the bit I've failed on is pressing the brake and pulling & pushing the bloody switch.

I'll try again once the air spring is replaced, it can sit on the drive and I can sulk until then. :)
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Aha, OK one word of advice is to let the shoes cool between stops. Depending on the quality of the shoe they can overheat and shed the material 😱
 
Drums in the centre of the discs. Exactly the same as my facelift 3.6 and I had no issue at all. I can't see that I'm doing anything different to what I did before or what is in this detail, Kermit's description or any video I've watched! I always hated drums and shoes but these are so easy to swap and adjust, I can't believe the bit I've failed on is pressing the brake and pulling & pushing the bloody switch.

I'll try again once the air spring is replaced, it can sit on the drive and I can sulk until then. :)
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i think you had the sequence the wrong way around
 

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