front wheel bearing

[rvrboy 0]

Hi, just failed a WOF on my 87 E30 318i for the front wheel bearing, where do you recomend I go to get a new one, we only have Repco here, and what price will I be looking at. I can do the work myself no problem.

Cheers Gerry

Edited June 24, 2009 by rvrboy

[drifty325i 0]

I'm interested to

[Mike 1]

I'd call them and ask?

other place to try is these guys, good prices and service:

http://www.bimmersport.co.nz/forums/index....showtopic=10481

Around $150 mark from memory

[Sammy J 1]

I get trade price at repco and from memory it was $112 for a front wheel bearing

[bravo 34]

Euro Italian (forum sponsor) has them. They come as the complete hub assembly. You will have to knock the ABS ring off if your car doesn't have it, but its a 2 second job with a screw driver and hammer. The OEM ones are exactly the same.

Its an easy job with the correct tools, and a nightmare without them. You need a large socket for the hub nut - I forget the size but its somewhere in the order of 28-32mm, and either a very very long bar, or a rattle gun to get it off.

You also need the correct allen-bit socket to remove the brake disc (you'll strip it out with a cheap allen key).

Then you need a very decent set of bearing pullers to pull the hub off, followed by the inner-race of the bearing which will be left behind on the stub axle as your already stuffed bearing collapses.

From their its a piece of cake to knock the new bearing/hub assembly on (use a piece of pipe the correct diameter or similar to tap/press the inner race on - don't do it by hitting the hub with a hammer or you'll damage your new bearing), and reassemble. You'll need a large torque wrench (or a bit of ingenuity) to tighten the locknut to the correct torque (IMPORTANT).

And you're done.

Took me an hour maybe including a beer stop and I had all of the above tools.

[rvrboy 0]

[Thanks for the help , will ring around tomorrow and hope for a good price around $100-120.

Will let you know how much I get it for.

[Livi 0]

My two back wheel bearings cost me $600 , that was for the whole hubs , though i must admit i do believe i got ripped off and then trying to install the friggen things!! was a mission , luckily my friend had a day of work to figure out how to do them

Good luck!

[bravo 34]

The fronts are easier than the rears.

[jordyboy2 0]

My two back wheel bearings cost me $600 , that was for the whole hubs

I remember on my old e36 I needed a new front wheel bearing, cost me around $600 including installation I probably got ripped off too

[rvrboy 0]

Sounds like a lot of you have too much money, I would get another quote before paying that sort of money.

[jordyboy2 0]

onmy one european specialist near where I live

[rvrboy 0]

Hi, just a quick update, I have shopped around , and I have got one from BNT for $186.00, which is still bloody dear I reckon.

Cheers Gerry

[bellicose 9]

I had to do a rear wheel bearing on the E34, i heard there was an E34 in Hawera with no motor/box but all new suspension and bearings. Bought the whole car for $400 then changed whole trailing arm in couple hours. And i've got 2 front and 1 rear new bearings left

[euroitalian 60]

Hi, just a quick update, I have shopped around , and I have got one from BNT for $186.00, which is still bloody dear I reckon.

Cheers Gerry

Would have cost less from the forum sponser!

[Creaver 55]

Gavin is definitely the man to go to!

[bravo 34]

Would have cost less from the forum sponser!

Took the words out of my mouth Gavin!