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Can anyone help please?

My car is making wierd noises at the front right after going a bit fast around a corner. The disk brake and attached hub now wobbles about 2mm in either direction rubbing on the caliper. There is a broken off allen key in the hole so i cant dig any deeper. Is this a broken wheel bearing? or does it just need tightening ( may be a bit optomistic! )

Would i need to replace the entire hub if it is a wheel bearing issue?

How do i drill out the old allen key?

and finally any ideas on what i should expect to pay for a hub?

Cheers guys

Russ

Y is there an allen key in there?

rusty1983 wrote: Would i need to replace the entire hub if it is a wheel bearing issue?

How do i drill out the old allen key?

and finally any ideas on what i should expect to pay for a hub?

Cheers guys

Russ

1. Yes
2. remove the disc and hub together and attack the rear of it with a grinder. (there are other options for this one)
3. Ԛ£46.71 from ECP

What size is the hub bolt? Does the cap just pop off with a screw driver? What / Where is ECP?

...There is the remains of an allen key that broke off in the hole from the previous owners. At least i think its an allen key.

Thanks for the help.

rusty1983 wrote:What size is the hub bolt? Does the cap just pop off with a screw driver? What / Where is ECP?

...There is the remains of an allen key that broke off in the hole from the previous owners. At least i think its an allen key.

Thanks for the help.

1. 36mm (IIRC)
2. Yes
3. eurocarparts.com (website down for some reason)

What hole? In the disc?

No not the in the disk the allen key hole in the hub. Not sure what it is for just a location may be.

Thanks again

Russ

I think your describing the lower left small hole in the pic below, yes?



that just secures the disc to the bearing. not important.

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/ws/eBayISAPI.dll? ... eName=WDVW

This is the one yeah. That is the hole i was on about.

Thanks for the quick reply.

BTW. that ebay item ISN't the correct hub.

this is.


unless you have an M3 or E36

Ok thanks. Ill go by the part No.

The ebay item says...

"FOR ALL BMW 3 SERIES FROM 1983-1990"

Oh well.

I noticed that too. but it has 5 holes in it!

They are easy to replace.

Good luck.

also before to get the correct one if you have ABS

Cheers Guys. Its sorted now

Got one from a scrappy Ԛ£40

Oh GOD NO!

If it was already fitted to a car, don't expect it to last very long!

Note: Removing the front hub/bearing assembly renders it unfit for re-use. A new assembly will be required for refitting.

And they all come with the ABS bit now anyway.

Its to late now,but I agree with Smithy,second hand bearings aren't worth messing about with,I learn't the hard way!
Besides a new bearing I recently fitted cost me Ԛ£46,inc the hub.