e36 hub nut

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Post Thu Feb 12, 2009 9:02 pm

does anyone know wot size the front hub nut is on an e36 . i have to do a front wheel bearing on one at the weekend and dont want to waste time at the weekend finding one . thanks
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Post Sat Feb 14, 2009 4:17 pm

New bearings should come supplied with a new nut. Otherwise I think on an e30/e36 it's 36mm. You'll probably need a long bar as old items are usually vf tight to loosen. I did mine last week on my e30 touring.
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Post Mon Feb 16, 2009 12:13 am

I use a cheap 3/4 drive set for that kinda thing can get plenty of power through it and its very handy for pressing bearings and stuff in
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Post Wed Feb 18, 2009 8:47 am

The bearing nut is 46mm and needs to be done up to 300nm of torque.
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