Cooks m52 316i - going S54!

[E30BeemerLad]

No you don't

[monkey]

Paul it was a good day today . you need to get the m50 inlet on for next time though

Yeah it was a good day. Even better for some peoples dyno results eh!

M50 inlet will definately be on for the next one. oh and the return journey home has finished off my wheel bearing(s)!

yea i am pleased with my old lame m50

[Cook318IS]

No you don't

Im only an apprentice and i've spent about 6k on this since ive owned it, the car was only £600 of that! I need more photography bits and pieces.

[Cook318IS]

How easy is it to remove a front wheel bearing without a slide hammer? It looks like its the next job on the list one evening this week

[E30BeemerLad]

I just unbolted mine & pulled it off. Some people have had problems of the inner race sticking to the stub axle. Never know what you're going to have to deal with until you get stuck in.

[Cook318IS]

I just unbolted mine & pulled it off. Some people have had problems of the inner race sticking to the stub axle. Never know what you're going to have to deal with until you get stuck in.

Im hoping for it to just pull out, but i have bad luck If i do it one evening after work i dont fancy arsing about with a stubborn bearing in the dark!

[Dezzy]

I have done this job loads of times now. Each time they have been tight. Gas axe tight twice.

It's soooooo much easier in a vice as your at a good working height. If your doing it on the car the my advice is jack it as high as possible. Also the backing plate bolts can be tw4ts to get out.

A sharp chizzle and keep it equal on the way off

[Cook318IS]

Cheers for your help dez, my dad has the odd chisel luckily

Just read this and this type of puller seems cheap and effective.

http://www.unitedbimmer.com/forums/bmw- ... ement.html

i think i'll make a start and just see how far i get!

[Dezzy]

You might be lucky mate.

Some of them just pull off.

[E30BeemerLad]

I must have had such a hassle-free experience doing this as I can't even remember how I did the job. There wasn't anything wrong with the wheel bearings that were on the touring, but I replaced them along with the backplates anyway. I guess if the bearing is wankered and been getting hot, it's more likely to be grief getting it off the stub.

[Dezzy]

Actually when I did the chromie I didn't need too. They were just done so everything was new. They were easy. The ones on the red moredoor I wrapped around the central barrier near work were well wankered and were coonts.

[town325i]

Cook im going to be doing this job tommorow on my turd so i will put up sort of a step by step guide if i remember to take pictures

[gareth]

Mine were a doddle. pop centre cap off, loosen hub nut, jack up, remove wheel, remove caliper and disc, remove hub nut, a few light taps and the hub came off

[Dezzy]

Mine were a doddle. pop centre cap off, loosen hub nut, jack up, remove wheel, remove caliper and disc, remove hub nut, a few light taps and the hub came off

No backing plates on your turd Gareth?

[town325i]

From reading Gareths post i take it your on about the front wheel bearing if so the last time i did a set of those it was easy they just slide off no problem at all it took me around an hour and half to do both sides. Im doing the rear wheel bearing on my touring.

[Cook318IS]

Yeah I'm doing the fronts, I'm leaving the rears to the BMW specialist!

[Dezzy]

Rears are ok as long as he arm is off the car. That's why my M3 set up is getting all new bears before fitting or selling it.

[town325i]

Rears are ok as long as he arm is off the car. That's why my M3 set up is getting all new bears before fitting or selling it.

Ha ha ha ha ha ha im doing mine while they are on the car and dreading it all this is becuase in sticking new back plates on

[gareth]

Mine were a doddle. pop centre cap off, loosen hub nut, jack up, remove wheel, remove caliper and disc, remove hub nut, a few light taps and the hub came off

No backing plates on your turd Gareth?

Not on the front

a tip for the rears if you don't have a slide hammer, find a deep socket (1/4" ones are about right) and put them between the backing plate and hub and then wind wheelbolts in and use them to jack the hub off

[Dezzy]

Mine were a doddle. pop centre cap off, loosen hub nut, jack up, remove wheel, remove caliper and disc, remove hub nut, a few light taps and the hub came off

No backing plates on your turd Gareth?

Not on the front

a tip for the rears if you don't have a slide hammer, find a deep socket (1/4" ones are about right) and put them between the backing plate and hub and then wind wheelbolts in and use them to jack the hub off

Nice little tip that matey.

[town325i]

Mine were a doddle. pop centre cap off, loosen hub nut, jack up, remove wheel, remove caliper and disc, remove hub nut, a few light taps and the hub came off

No backing plates on your turd Gareth?

Not on the front

a tip for the rears if you don't have a slide hammer, find a deep socket (1/4" ones are about right) and put them between the backing plate and hub and then wind wheelbolts in and use them to jack the hub off

Im i butchered my hub puller

[Cook318IS]

I've mentioned to a few local people that the car has felt hesitant of late. Monkey plugged my car into his diagnostics equipment tonight... (Big thanks again btw bud!)

Fault number 1 - exhaust solenoid (its not on the car so its obviously going to be a fault )
Fault number 2 - Faulty Maf

Makes sence as to why it feels hesitant. im going to try and clean + test it before bending over for a new one

On the plus side my 4 genuine bmw wheel bearings arrived - but they came without new hubnuts. i would of thought that they would of come with new hubnuts?

[E30BeemerLad]

I'm not sure if I read somewhere once that a faulty MAF code can also sometimes be a lambda sensor, not sure if that was M52 or not. Maybe Barry can comment?

[Dezzy]

Trust yoda to be on holiday when you need him cook.

I am sure Bazza can shed some light though.

[Cook318IS]

Monkey did say that you can measure the voltage of the maf and it should be about 6volts iirc... the diagnostic machine said it was getting a maximum of 2volts when the car was stationary and revving.

[monkey]

about 4v or so . that's how i've checked them on other cars if you get much less than 4 v on the output wire and the maf is getting tired i believe

[Cook318IS]

i couldnt remember if you said 4 or 6 :

[monkey]

i would't go buying one yet , it could have been disconected with the ingnition on at some point causing the fault . read it again in a week or so

[Cook318IS]

i would't go buying one yet , it could have been disconected with the ingnition on at some point causing the fault . read it again in a week or so

Na i wont buy one yet. I'll clean it out with isopropanol first and see if it makes a difference and then retest + make the decision.

[Cook318IS]

i cleaned out the maf with isopropanol contact cleaning spray and made my way over to monkeys this evening. He read the voltage coming off the maf which read a strong 4volts - so the maf appears to be ok, but this will be confirmed by carsoft. But it does *seem* that the car is abit smoother and it comes on vanos better now (well, it shouts more!) so it must of made abit of difference.

Thanks for the hand + cuppa matt

[Cook318IS]

More progress

Renewed my insurance but, i've finally got rid of the speakers in the rear and fitted my new wing mirrors I've now got infinity 5032I speakers in the original holes in the parcel shelf. Im not going to lie, the speakers are AMAZING! Absolutely fantastic quality and they were only about £35.

It even looks atad better in the rear


The rear door cards arent the best but its a minor detail - a huge improvement over the old ones!

Tommorows fun and games will be the front wheel bearings, front 5010cs infinity component speakers (with tweeters in bmw tweeter pods), my front doorcards and hopefully fit my new lock kit + maplight mirror.

[Dezzy]

Cook did you buy the tweeter pods new? If so what money were they? Do you have a part number handy? Cheers.

Looks nice btw.

[eko]

Looks loads better mate

[Cook318IS]

Cook did you buy the tweeter pods new? If so what money were they? Do you have a part number handy? Cheers.

Looks nice btw.

I bought them through the zone. They were brand new still in the packaging The part numbers on the boxes are:

65 13 1 377 688
65 13 1 377 687

I *think* theyve gone up to about £40 each but dont quote me on that.

[Dezzy]

Cheers mate.