E28 Brake Pedal Problem

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   Can anyone help on this one? If I apply the brakes fairly hard the brake pedal stays down! The brakes stay on as well. I have got quite skillful  in hooking my foot under the pedal to raise the pedal and let the brakes off! Under normal light braking everything is fine, the pedal returns and the brakes are ok. I was wondering if it could be the cross-shaft to the passenger side needing lubrication to the carrying brackets? Any help or ideas would be most welcome as it is driving me nuts!

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automan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06-December-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 15	Topic: E28 Brake Pedal Problem Posted: 09-June-2003 at 23:32
	Can anyone help on this one? If I apply the brakes fairly hard the brake pedal stays down! The brakes stay on as well. I have got quite skillful in hooking my foot under the pedal to raise the pedal and let the brakes off! Under normal light braking everything is fine, the pedal returns and the brakes are ok. I was wondering if it could be the cross-shaft to the passenger side needing lubrication to the carrying brackets? Any help or ideas would be most welcome as it is driving me nuts!

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MarkM5 Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 20-December-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 5	Posted: 12-June-2003 at 20:24
	Hello mate i had the same prob with my M535i, inside the engine bay just above the master cylinder theres' a lever arm mine was covered in thick dirt, gunked it off and smothered in wd40 nothing to thick so dust and muck doesn't stick to it, anyway solved the problem with mine

automan Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 06-December-2002 Location: United Kingdom Status: Offline Points: 15	Posted: 14-June-2003 at 12:02
	Hiya Mark Thanks for the advice. I found the lever arms and pivot posts and gave them a good dose of teflon spray lubricant. Instant success! I sprayed both pivot posts and the cross-bar. It was like driving a different car to work yesterday! Once again thanks.