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hi guys,ive ot excess play in both front wheels on my 325,kwikfit quoted me 125 each side to fit new wheel bearings,is this a decent price and is ita big job?thanks

dude.

wheel off.

caliper off

disk off

now ure looking at the bearing.

the center has a cap posibly, ping this off

there is a large nut on the bearing . loosen this off totally

u need a slide hammer. if u dont have one then its gonna be drama

bolt the slide hammer to 2 opposing wheel nut holes on the bearing

bang the bearing off.

torque set 215lbs

put the new one on and replace it all as u took it off


We did this , it took 30 minutes from start to finish, both sides

of course this is a very sketchy recollection of the procedure and by no means do i recomend u do this in the method i have described

haha,fair enuff mate,kwik shit estimate 2 1/2 hours each side!!!ill try local garage.

about 60 squid for the bearings, a 6 pack and 20 benson your larfin

delboy8000 wrote:haha,fair enuff mate,kwik sh*t estimate 2 1/2 hours each side!!!ill try local garage.

You've obviously spoke to an unexperienced person. The reason they're saying that is b'cos they're probably thinking they're pressed in which may take that long. Kwik fit say that amount of time so you leave the car there to get other jobs done aswell as yours. I done a bearing on mine at work and i did'nt need a sliding hammer, they're quite easy to do.

thanks jonbuoy,as i say will try a local garage,let u now how i get on.

The bearings are Ԛ£40 from EPC. The centre nut is done up to about a million lb ft, I had to ring a dealer I thought it was soo tight, and yes they are supposed to be that tight, way off the scale of even my largest torque wrench. You'll need a 32mm socket I think and a scaffolding tube. The bearing then should slide off with some gentle pursusasion. It is not easy but it is very straight forward, if yours hasn't been done by bmw last like mine the nut probably won't be that tight.

36mm with a thin wall socket

i gotta bearin shot on front o my 2.5 aswell guys. cheers 4 guidance. shall b sorted now.

i need this thread for later! just got quoted £89 for a bearing from eu linco and nearly had heart attack! surely there not that dear!