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Originally Posted by Riggodeaux
A good local indy shop did my front right bearing, charging 87.40 for the OEM bearing, $107 for the diagnosis, $322.13 for the labor. Tech told me it was a PITA to get that old bearing out, even with the proper tools ....
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Ditto the PITA! I just had a left rear wheel bearing job done back on 5/12/16...and I paid the dealer to do it and after watching them...I'm glad I did.
You need the correct tools...and if the job gets "stubborn" (which mine did)...I saw drills, long special tools, a small sledge hammer, then finally a LARGE sledge hammer. The lift came in handy moving the lift up and down to get a good height for either drilling, using the tools, or beating the hell out of it with the sledge hammers!
At one point, there were 3 techs helping.
So unless you have the proper tools and a lift...you may want to suck it up on this one and take it to the dealership or a good Indy that has the proper tools.
BTW, BMW has gone back to selling kits for a lot of these jobs like this. You may want to check the part database (realoem.com or bmwfans.info) and look up the diagram for the front wheel bearing based on your VIN and see if there's a kit. You can google that 11 digit part nbr to check for pricing, then take that info to your local BMW dealerships parts department and see if they will price match (mine did).
The REAR wheel bearing service kit (33 41 2 311 509) for my 2006 4.4 was $88.50 & the labor ran $176.
EDIT: just did a quick check...and BMW does sell an inclusive front wheel bearing "kit": (BMW part #
31 22 2 311 523 )