Front caliper bolts

[mylovelyhorse]

I want to clean out my calipers as they're binding slightly. Looked at the bolt heads at the weekend and they don't look like the sort of thing my standard sockets will fit on. Are they some special BMW fitting - and do they need to be replaced every time they're removed?

 

[Popell]

If they look like an inside out torx head ie the 'male' rather than the 'female' then they are E sockets such as these:

Always good to have a set, someone else will be along shortly to advise if these need changing - I haven't bothered

 

[mylovelyhorse]

If they look like an inside out torx head ie the 'male' rather than the 'female' then they are E sockets such as these:

Always good to have a set, someone else will be along shortly to advise if these need changing - I haven't bothered

I think that's the fellows. I shall get myself a set ASAP. Thanks for the info! I shall not bother to replace them either - at 38Nm it's not like they'll be stretch-fit like some Hodna ones