2016–2024 BMW M2
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| Part Name | Part Number | Price | Buy |
|---|---|---|---|
| Front brake pad set (G87 M2, M Compound brakes) | — | — | |
| Front brake pad wear sensor | — | — |
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Follow these steps carefully
Park the G87 M2 on level pavement, set the parking brake, and chock the rear wheels. Crack the five front lug bolts loose with a 17mm socket while the tire is still on the ground. This is much easier than fighting them with the wheel dangling in the air.
Lift the front of the car with a floor jack on the front subframe point and place jack stands under the reinforced side jack pads. Lower the car gently onto the stands and confirm it sits solidly before continuing. The video walks through this same safe lifting setup on the G8X chassis.
Spin the lug bolts out by hand and lift the front wheel off the hub. Slide the wheel under the car beside you as an extra safety cushion. The G87's M Compound fixed caliper and large 380mm rotor are now fully exposed.
The G87 uses a pad wear sensor on the left front inner pad, wired to a connector in the wheel well. Unplug the connector and unclip the wire from its retainers. Leave the wire routed neatly so it does not snag when the caliper hardware comes apart.
The M Compound fixed calipers hold the pads with retaining pins and a spring clip across the caliper bridge. Tap the pins out with a punch and lift the clip free, keeping the hardware organized for reassembly. The install video shows this pin-and-clip arrangement up close on the G8X caliper.
Pull the old pads straight out of the caliper and take note of the wear sensor pad's position. Pop the brake fluid reservoir cap under the hood, then squeeze the six pistons back evenly with a piston spreader or a C-clamp pressing on an old pad. Watch the reservoir level so fluid does not spill over.
Clean the pad abutment surfaces in the caliper with a wire brush and brake cleaner. Measure rotor thickness and compare it to the minimum stamped on the rotor hat, and look for heat cracks or deep scoring. If the rotors are worn out, this is the moment to replace them while everything is apart.
Spread a light coat of brake grease on the pad backing plates and edges where they slide in the caliper, keeping the friction faces perfectly clean. Fit the new pads friction-side toward the rotor and snap the new wear sensor into the left front inner pad. Reconnect the sensor plug and secure the wire in its clips.
Tap the retaining pins back through the caliper and pads and snap the spring clip over them. Refit the wheel, run the lug bolts in by hand, lower the car, and torque the bolts in a star pattern. Confirm the sensor wire has slack and clears the rotating wheel.
Press the brake pedal repeatedly with the engine off until it goes firm and high. Verify the brake fluid level in the reservoir and correct it as needed. Follow the pad maker's bed-in routine, typically a series of firm slowdowns from 45 mph with cooling gaps, and take it easy on the brakes for the first couple hundred miles.
Test your repair before closing everything up. If something doesn't work right, double-check your steps.
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