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Old 04-21-2019, 01:55 PM
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Had to revive this one.

Roars back.

Wife has this X5 now and daily drives it back and forth to work but I don't think that is what killed this bearing.

If anyone remembers the other thread I had with the wheel not coming off after I forced it on from the mushroomed hub I think that explains what caused this one to fail so fast.

That wheel was beat on for a few weeks by everyone that wanted a shot at trying to hammer the wheel off. A mechanic finally hammered it off the car.

I don't think the wheel bearing faired to wheel in all of the abuse.

Anyways Im sitting here trying to convince myself to do this all over again.....
Film it all this time. If it's anything like the last one, you'll be youtube rich and famous by the end of it. Might even get your own reality show out of it.
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Old 04-21-2019, 02:16 PM
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Film it all this time. If it's anything like the last one, you'll be youtube rich and famous by the end of it. Might even get your own reality show out of it.
Im going to film the whole thing this time since I have a nice work area now. Im hoping for a drama free time this time around !

Im already a youtube star

Over 6000 subscribers, should be at 7000 soon.

Also 4 million views on one of my vids. My vid of washing a wheel on my e70 with my pressure washer went viral.
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Old 04-23-2019, 12:13 PM
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Had to revive this one.

Roars back.

Wife has this X5 now and daily drives it back and forth to work but I don't think that is what killed this bearing.

If anyone remembers the other thread I had with the wheel not coming off after I forced it on from the mushroomed hub I think that explains what caused this one to fail so fast.

That wheel was beat on for a few weeks by everyone that wanted a shot at trying to hammer the wheel off. A mechanic finally hammered it off the car.

I don't think the wheel bearing faired to wheel in all of the abuse.

Anyways Im sitting here trying to convince myself to do this all over again.....

If you decide to replace the bearings again, are you staying with the same brand? Which one did you use; OEM or aftermarket (FAG, Ruville SKF)?
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Old 04-24-2019, 12:00 AM
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I don't really know if I can blame the FAG ones I used since it was abused so bad to get the wheel off so I don't know yet.
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I have to do a front and a rear bearing soon. I'll take some useful step by step with some of my tricks like adding a slot to the end of the E14 bolts holding the rear bearing on so I can use impact with a flat blade screwdriver to turn them. Almost tight then one twist from under the car to torque them down.
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I am also due for front wheel bearings soon. My plan is to remove the hubs and use my recently acquired 20-ton press (HF special) to press the bearings in/out.


"The only additional cost is the wheel alignment." So with the alignment cost, I'm thinking of paying attention also to the rear. The rear does not need bearings at the moment but the negative camber is wearing out my rear tires.


Q: From a factory perfect rear camber settings, does your tires wear out unevenly (inside part of the tire)? I'm running 285 wide tires in rears


Andrewwynn and Crowz, hopefully you have time to document the steps for the "how to's"

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Old 04-24-2019, 06:22 PM
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Wheel bearing job from hell.....

I'm not the type to do video or every step but I sure will show the critical steps and the tricks to make it easier. I'm in the process of upgrading my bearing press to have roller bearing and can't wait to use it.

The rear bearing tricks are worth the wait and I have them on xoutpost but just a post on somebody's thread so good luck finding that.
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Im either under attack by pollen or I have a nasty summer cold.

Once Im not popping Dayquil like there is no tomorrow I will start on doing this.
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I am already doing the front bearings right now on my 2001 BMW X5 3.0i. I got the FAG bearings. Is there an orientation on how to install the bearings?

Looking at one bearing, I see a black band going around the circumference. My instinct tells me this side should be on the inboard side (where the pickup is located).

I will continue my search for the correct answer. I can't afford to make a mistake and do this all over again.


I see a video of an X3 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b6yYw04vgPc at 11:25 that the end with the black band goes in the inboard side.


Found my answer:
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Old 05-18-2019, 05:02 PM
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The black ring has to be aligned with the abs sensor when installed which was in first best I remember. just make sure the ring is on the side that is closest to the abs sensor after installed.
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