I did a rear wheel bearing recently and while it was challenging and took some time (about 6 hours) it went really well. I did it all in situ - I didn't remove the knuckle - on a rear that would be a mission anyway! I did drop the entire exhaust, to get the rear CV axle clear of the diff etc. but it was pretty quick.

I did a front wheel bearing (and hub) on a 2005 Subaru a few days ago (for a colleague) and it took just over an hour. SO much easier ...

Yep - the BMWs can be very tough.

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Wayne
2005 BMW X5 3.0d (b 02/05)
2001 BMW F650GS Dakar (b 06/01)