BMW 325i Wheel Bearing and Hub Assembly

 

I am sorry I didn't take more pictures of how to change the wheel bearing and hub assembly.

I will describe what I can. They are not too hard to replace.

 

113-1391_IMG.JPG (166172 bytes)This was the result of my dead bearing. 113-1392_IMG.JPG (130283 bytes)The inner ring pulled out with my fingers. 113-1393_IMG.JPG (162309 bytes)You can see it is lifted. This wheel bearing was off the drivers side. 113-1394_IMG.JPG (81527 bytes)Here is the new wheel bearing/hub assembly on the car. They are easy to replace. All you need to do pull all the brakes. That consists of pulling the calipers like you would a brake pad change. Once it is off you can pull the brake rotors. The hardest part of the wheel bearing change is the center nut. It is on with over 100 ft/lbs. I had to use a pretty long breaker bar to get it off.
113-1395_IMG.JPG (109937 bytes)I bought two new grease/dust caps, along with two new nuts. After you have torqued the nuts back on, you need to dimple in the lock tabs. 113-1396_IMG.JPG (164792 bytes)Here are the two old wheel bearing/hubs, grease caps and nuts. 113-1397_IMG.JPG (123130 bytes)Here is another angle of the old bearings. 113-1398_IMG.JPG (74927 bytes)Here is the passenger side completed.

 

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