BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual: Minimum brake disc thickness

BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual / Brakes / Brake testing and bleeding / Minimum brake disc thickness

NOTE: New brake pads may only be fitted if the brake disc thickness is greater than the minimum brake disc thickness (MIN TH).

Test specification  29 Limit value for brake disc thickness:

BMW, MINI and Rolls-Royce vehicles: nominal dimension minus 2.4 mm.
Vehicles of BMW Motorsport (perforated brake disc): nominal dimension minus 1.6 mm.

This limit dimensions is also applicable to perforated brake discs which are fitted on BMW AG vehicles as optional accessories!
Minimum thickness of brake pads: 3 mm.

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