Wheel bearing job from hell.....

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Originally Posted by Crowz

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Next onto the flange the wheel bolts onto. Of course this came off with half the bearing seized to it. But I'm ready for this part. I had run into this on my other bmw's. I go to get the bearing splitter. Turns out a friend borrowed it and didn't bring it back. So I have to wait 3 hours on that to get back to me.

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Next time (if there ever is a next time!) just groove the inner race stuck on the hub with a cutting disc on an angle grinder and then smack the groove with a cold chisel - it'll crack and you can pull it off by hand. Takes about 90 seconds....