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Re: e30 rear wheel bearing
| Psycho | 16 Sep 2006 14:55 |
The rears are a little more difficult but if you follow the guide
they're not that bad. I used a Haynes manual and about had a heart
attack when it told me to put the new bearing in by using a large
socket and beating it in with the inner race. Worked like a charm
though and the new bearing seems to have survived...
>>I have a rear wheel bearing failing on my '91 318is. I normally do my own
>>maintenance but reading the procedure in my Bentley manual makes it sound
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>Matt |
| M Warren | 15 Sep 2006 22:20 |
>I have a rear wheel bearing failing on my '91 318is. I normally do my own
>maintenance but reading the procedure in my Bentley manual makes it sound
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>installation. So I'm looking for guidance from someone who has done this
>job at home. TIA for any experience out there.
Did the front on my car a couple of weeks ago and it was a piece of cake. I
rented a puller from autozone, and bought a *very* special tool to press the
bearing back in. A piece of 1 1/2" (or perhaps 1 1/4") pipe and a hammer.
Pulled the old one off with very little more than my fingers for a wrench on
the puller, tapped the new one on with my special tool... if the rears are
the same, then... but if not, then...
Matt
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| Jack | 15 Sep 2006 22:16 |
I have a rear wheel bearing failing on my '91 318is. I normally do my own
maintenance but reading the procedure in my Bentley manual makes it sound
like I will have to rent a puller to get the axle out, remove the trailing
arm from the body to get the old bearing out, and that I would still be at
some risk of ruining the new bearing if I don't have a press to do the
installation. So I'm looking for guidance from someone who has done this
job at home. TIA for any experience out there.
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