PSA: Changing wheel bearings yourself? Watch this first.

user330xi · 08-06-2018, 09:29 PM

Apologies in advance if this is already widely available knowledge, but this is new to me.

I’ve always understood to install the bearings with the correct side in. After reading dozens of posts on changing wheel bearings over the past couple months, only now have I come across this knowledge.

I’ve put three new bearings on my right rear axle, not knowing how easy this is to check for. I’m about to change bearings for the fourth time in the span of mere weeks. Trust me, you don’t want to do this more than once if you don’t have to.

Check for the ABS encoder with something a magnet will pull easily, like a paper clip or razor blade, and install the bearing that side in.

This video explains how common the problem is, and how simply to avoid it before you put useless bearings in.

Psyphertext · 08-13-2018, 03:18 PM

One would have to wonder if the manufacturer as well as point of sales are thusly liable for damage when they keep getting these back and conti he to sell them. Perhaps it is time folks start sending a labor bill to these bearing manufacturers at the BMW labor rate.

08-06-2018, 09:29 PM	#1
user330xi Registered 8 Rep 3 Posts Drives: 2006 330xi Join Date: Jul 2018 Location: WY iTrader: (0)	PSA: Changing wheel bearings yourself? Watch this first. Apologies in advance if this is already widely available knowledge, but this is new to me. I’ve always understood to install the bearings with the correct side in. After reading dozens of posts on changing wheel bearings over the past couple months, only now have I come across this knowledge. I’ve put three new bearings on my right rear axle, not knowing how easy this is to check for. I’m about to change bearings for the fourth time in the span of mere weeks. Trust me, you don’t want to do this more than once if you don’t have to. Check for the ABS encoder with something a magnet will pull easily, like a paper clip or razor blade, and install the bearing that side in. This video explains how common the problem is, and how simply to avoid it before you put useless bearings in.
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Psyphertext Private 7 Rep 76 Posts Drives: 09 328i Join Date: Aug 2018 Location: Mo iTrader: (0)	One would have to wonder if the manufacturer as well as point of sales are thusly liable for damage when they keep getting these back and conti he to sell them. Perhaps it is time folks start sending a labor bill to these bearing manufacturers at the BMW labor rate. __________________ if you didn't have fun, it wasn't difficult enough.
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