Rear wheel bearings

Post Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:26 pm

This is the job for this weekend. I have heard its a really nasty job to do.

Any instructions on how to do this would be very much appreciated.

Anyone???

Many Thanks in advance for anyone's wisdom.

Post Mon Sep 26, 2005 8:46 pm

hi mate , someone was asking about this last week, and i think it was agreed that it is a nightmare job best left to a garage,unless you have a fully equipped garage at your disposal and a mechanic friend on standby.

Post Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:03 pm

Heed the advice. This was the ONLY job, when completely rebuilding the suspension of an E30 for my Kit car, that I had to seek "outside help" for. The problem is that the inner race gets left in the suspension arm and you need a BIG press to get it out. You can save yourself Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£Ãƒ”šÃ‚£ though by stripping the suspension arm out yourself and taking it to your local garage. Cost me a tenner for both sides.....

Cheers

Robin

Post Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:34 pm

I've got rear wheel bearings to do on my e30 at the weekend, and no they're not that bad to do, although, i do work for a bmw dealership, so i have access to loadsa tools that people just dont have in their shed!!

If you wanna know how to do them, i'll tell ya, or, if you live kinda near me, then i'll do 'em for ya??? I live in the croydon area. Let me know, ok mate

Post Mon Sep 26, 2005 9:37 pm

would a slide hammer work ?

Post Tue Sep 27, 2005 11:25 am

we use a three foot slide hammer to wheel bearings, so yeah!

but you cant just bolt the hammer on and then start smashing away at it. you gotta do it right, otherwise you'll shag your drive shaft and your hub mount

Post Tue Sep 27, 2005 5:28 pm

I need my rear bearings doing on my cab as they are sooooo noisy when i get to 30 mph, they are unbearable on the motorway i carnt go over 60-70 because the whining/droning noise is so bad,

i have gone to a few garages and bmw specialists in manchester and most of them have told me they dont wanna touch it due to it being a huge pain in the ass job and some have quoted me between Ãƒ”šÃ‚£300-400 to change the 2 rear bearings which is just daylight robbery!

i am just putting up with it until i can get a garage who can do it for a resonable price.

Post Tue Sep 27, 2005 7:32 pm

cost me Ãƒ”šÃ‚£170 for both rear bearings including supply and fit. unfortuantely that garage is in essex so not much use to you but gives you some idea of price.

Post Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:05 pm

Right, the o/s/r wheel bearing got done today! Only took me just over an hour and it wernt too much hassle...

Im gonna PM Dan325iSport all the instructions, as he's asked me for some help, so if any of you uvva bruvva's want some advice, then let me or him know.

I also managed to get rid of the fuel smells inside the cabin. It was the 2" fuel lines underneath the inlet manifold, the delivary and return. They'd perished over time, and made the car STINK inside, so, advice is there too.

Keep it real people!!!!

Post Sat Oct 01, 2005 6:14 pm

What dealership do you work at stuart? I work at vines redhill, have i met you up at Bracknell?

Post Sun Oct 02, 2005 5:28 pm

Allo mate. Yeah, ive seen you at Bracknell, you got that mint red 318iS with black leather, aint you?

I work for Cooper Banstead, near Burgh Heath/Tadworth/Epsom sort o' way.

You must know Rhys, right?

Post Sun Oct 02, 2005 7:42 pm

Yep thats me, yeah i work with rhys and his bro. Cheers! i wouldnt call my car mint though! Are you an apprentice or techy?
ive just done a rear wheel bearing on mine aswell!

Ps sorry to hijack your thread dan!

Post Mon Oct 03, 2005 1:18 pm

Im still an apprentice at the mo mate!! Nevermind, will be on the big money soon though! Wot bout you, apprentice or techy?

Post Mon Oct 03, 2005 8:50 pm

In the exact same boat mate! (and an apprentice) I keep pestering my manager for a pay rise, i think he's finally listening!

Post Tue Oct 04, 2005 11:05 pm

Same here!!! Im in bracknell at the end of october. How bout you?

Post Wed Oct 05, 2005 8:21 am

Yes it's a hard job but still feasable with the rear bearing tool (home made). It took me about two hours each. I wan't advise you the hammer way

Try to get that tool (see Heynes book) from a garage.

Guest · Post Sat Oct 08, 2005 6:23 pm

I got this to do soon as well. Just wondering if anyone suggest if these tools would help??

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/150mm-6-2-LEGED-B ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/TWIN-LEG-AJUSTABL ... dZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/BRAND-NEW-9pc-DEN ... dZViewItem

Or could suggest some?

Post Sat Oct 08, 2005 11:51 pm

A three legged puller is better and that dent puller is Ãƒ”šÃ‚£15 in machine mart
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.as ... 2205&g=107

This is the one you want
http://www.machinemart.co.uk/product.as ... 2205&g=107

Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 10:35 am

Three legged tools is not for rear bearings,
Mine looks more like this one :
http://www.zdmak.com/wbstore/main.asp?a ... BMW&CTMP=1

Post Mon Oct 10, 2005 11:42 am

I've got to do mine, I was going to take the arms out and use a hydraulic press, change the trailing arm bushes at the same time.