E46 rear wheel bearing

[Farmer]

Can someone help me... I think my car's rear wheel bearings are fcuked, now what I want to know is where do I get a socked that fits that big nut??? Or am I the nut for not under standing:slap:

It's for a E46.

The sound it make is sort of ( wuwuwuwu)

 

[Hellas]

I also got a wuwuwu sound that you hear on slow speeds and it increases with the speed. But my bearing are still fine. Anyone got some ideas?

 

[Farmer]

I also got a wuwuwu sound that you hear on slow speeds and it increases with the speed. But my bearing are still fine. Anyone got some ideas?

:thumbsup: Just like that. And it's pissing me off :cursin:

WHAT CAN WE DOOO

 

[Hellas]

What I do is crank up the volume!!

 

[freerider]

can also be a diff wine...

But I would NOT recommend doing a DIY on wheel bearings if you dont have the proper equipment..... they fcuk out very soon after an improper installation.

 

[Hellas]

I saw the DIY on the E46 rear bearings. NOT funny or easy without some serious ghetto tools...
Don, you are right about the crapping out after installation. I did the rears on my polo twice thus far and I think that it might be time again. Take into account that would be 3 times in 238k. Prolly bad, prolly not, but at R200 a fix plus my DIY, I dont care much for the longlastingness...

 

[Farmer]

can also be a diff wine...

But I would NOT recommend doing a DIY on wheel bearings if you dont have the proper equipment..... they fcuk out very soon after an improper installation.

Do you know where I can find that tool to loosen that nut? Look like it's a very big female torx.

 

[wynandd]

I also got a wuwuwu sound that you hear on slow speeds and it increases with the speed. But my bearing are still fine. Anyone got some ideas?

Wheel bearings make wuwuwu, bru! Replace, before you have to buy new rear axle stubs!:nono:

 

[Farmer]

I found this DIY on the e46 site. That is a hell of a lot fcuking work:dropjaw:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=663391

 

[freerider]

I found this DIY on the e46 site. That is a hell of a lot fcuking work:dropjaw:

http://forum.e46fanatics.com/showthread.php?t=663391

Borrowed

Finally got around to doing the passenger side rear wheel bearing.
Took me about 5 hours to complete. Did stripe a 10mm hex bolt on the axel but quickly came up with a solution to hammer in a 9mm socket to get it off.
was really tired so I didn't take pics of every single step invloved...but enough info to get the job done.

*note mark the axel & hub before you get it out of the hub...apparently if you go back the same way its easier...i did the first mistake and ended up rotating the axel till it fit back in again...like a combination lock process.

First off thanks "TEAMDFL" for listing the steps he took to get this done.
didn't have my regular camera so I had to use my phone.

and thanks 1sick bimmer for the deal on the tool and the 30mm socket.

got the tool from "1sick bimmer" he also included the 30mm socket

1.get your car on jackstand
2.remove your wheel
3.remove entire brake assembly and hang it off the rear spring, set everything else aside

4. remove the rotor/ if its your first time then get a Hand Impact driver

5.look at the 30mm nut get a flat head and hammer to straighten out the bent pieces so you can get it unscrewed. sorry forgot to take pic.
6. start removing the 6x 10mm bolts off your axel-->diff be ver careful they are soft and can stripe easily ( go ahead and ask me) drop the sway bar for clearance. oh and had to run back and fourth to pull the ebrake while I unbolt each one. *sigh*
the jack in the middle is insurance I have two jack stand on the rear pads

7. slide the axel out from under the car, sway must be dropped in order to do this. set aside

8. getting of the hub ( had to rent the slide hammer from autozone)

9.get ear plugs, that $hit was loud...Yes! its fianlly off

10. remove old snap ring

11. extract old bearing. found two over sized moneky wrenches and worked with that. this was a workout!

12.cleaning: pretty much everything you just got yourself invloved with...clean it)

13.install new bearing using the right pieces from your bearing tool.

14.install new snap ring, use a strong flat head to help guide it into the groove.

15.press in the hub pretty much the same way as the bearing just using different size press

16.now that your hub is in and you marked it with the axel, get it back into position and start pushing in the axel through the hub. when it got to a certain point and I could push anymore, I used a 3lb hammer to tap it in from the other end. Once if went through I bolted on the 30mm nut and torq to 250lbs
17. remember to loctite your axel to diff bolts with blue...use red if you want, it doesnt matter.
18. no pics for putting everything back
mount back sway bar, install brake,

doing this for the drivers side...damn it have to remove the exhaust! :banghead:

 

[Hellas]

Those pictures were just the confirmation I needed NOT to DIY...

 

[Farmer]

Those pictures were just the confirmation I needed NOT to DIY...

:nono: No no for me too...

 

[wynandd]

Holy crap! That sh1t needs to be done twice! Not for me, I'm saving up to get mine done, or selling my car before it becomes necessary!

 

[freerider]

Holy crap! That sh1t needs to be done twice! Not for me, I'm saving up to get mine done, or selling my car before it becomes necessary!

:spit:

 

[shaunnorth]

were did u buy the bearing pulling kit from and how much did it cost

 

[Hellas]

were did u buy the bearing pulling kit from and how much did it cost

That was from an american website. Some searching and you should be able to get it in SA.

Since this thread is so old, just an update on my bearing's 'wuwuwu' sound. It did turn out to be the bearing and I had it swapped out at the local indy shop. R450 for the bearing at BMW and R60 labour (don't ask about the labour... imp Been more than a year and 30000km and all is fine.

For the pennysavers and DIY'ers, the bearing I got from BMW is a standard FAG roller bearing (in a BMW box...), so you will be able to get the correct one off the shelf at Bearing Man or similar shop.

 

[shaunnorth]

ahh thx for the tips

 

[e46 guy]

Goodness gracious that is a job and a half

so much for my DIY attempt coz my car also going wuwuwuwuwu thought it was more simpler then this to change