Just did this myself on a 2000 M Roadster. One problem I had was the axle simply would not come out. I resorted to a 15 Ton puller (~$100) and it did the trick. Your youtube was Extremely helpful.

Thanks for posting this. Nice to watch a video without listening to someone talking incessantly the whole time.

Absolutely the BEST video there is for this job!!!!!

a very good method ,well done clean and meticulous professional approach.

Thanks for this, saved me tons of time and stress!

Great job! Neat, tidy and excellent step-by-step guidance.

Thx for this super helpful video made everything clear and also using tools that can be rented from your local auto parts store 👍🏽

One of the best you don’t need to talk to much to understand like the others talk to much the best video

Sublime compañero,el Lunes que viene me pongo a ello y me ha servido mucho para ver lo que me espera,te doy un 15 de puntuacion!!! Eres un crack,gracias por tu tiempo y experiencia.

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Gracias!

One of the best DIY videos I've ever seen. Good work man!

@gsmecanica

7 жыл бұрын

Teufel Hunden tks mate!

Incredible attention to detail. Thumbs up. Thank you.

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

matreyia thanks mate! Glad it helped

This is the best tutorial i have ever seen. Thanks!

@gsmecanica

11 ай бұрын

Glad it was helpful!

Great step-by-step tutorial! The only way to have made it better was to have the captions up on screen a little longer. I had to do a lot of pause-rewind-play-pause to read them.

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

I'll leave them longer next time ;)

@grahamclay9702

4 жыл бұрын

Same

@mikesanto69

3 жыл бұрын

TOTALLY BROTHER, I JUST GOT DONE WRITING THE SAME THING WHEN I SAW YOUR COMMENT. I FIGURED I COULDNT BE THE ONLY ONE WHO WAS FRUSTRATED BY THAT!!! 👍

@mikesanto69

3 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica NEXT TIME DOESNT HELP THE GUYS WHOSE BEARING IS OUT NOW AND APPARENTLY THERE ARE QUITE A FEW WITH ME INCLUDED!

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

@@mikesanto69 I am not sure what you mean. The procedure to install the bearing is included in the video.

This is perfection .. despite the tools which are very expensive, everything else is great.

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

Thanks! I always end up reusing those tools on other projects.

@joeyvisser6953

6 жыл бұрын

The tools are not that bad to buy...you can save that money for not going to a mechanic which I think it will cost you the same amount of money. But you have now the tools and expiriance too ;)

Thanks a lot! Very good video. I have already done job, but my parts were a bit more rustier. Your car looks pretty fresh ;)

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

Right, here in Buenos Aires we do not have salt on our road therefore there is almost no rust. Glad you finished your job mate!

This the best video ever about replace rear bearing bmw. Actually I have E91 and your video showing perfectly how I should do ;) I have the same tool and I will be do tommorow. Left side. Rear was doing 4 years ago. Regards from Poland.

Good job and thanks for sharing .. i have E46 328ci 1999 .. and i need to change the wheel bearing 👍👍 thanks alot

Me solucionaste la vida. Buen video. Saludos desde ARG

AMAZING VIDEO! THANK YOU SO MUCH!

Great video, thanks for sharing! I actually followed your tutorial to replace the rear bearing on a 4 wheel drive Skoda Octavia 1U (equivalent to VW Golf 4) because I couldn't find a video on that. Almost exactly the same steps, only that I didn't have to remove the sway bar bushing and link ;)

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Well done!

Bonsoir, C'est de l'excellent travail, toutes les procédures d'emmanchement du roulement ont été respectées, félicitation. De plus, tu es méticuleux, tu prends ton temps et fourni donc du travail de qualité, sans compter les mises en avant, vidéos à l'appui, des phases délicates de montage. Dommage qu'il y ai si peut de gens comme toi sur le net qui fournissent de telles vidéos de qualité.

@gsmecanica

Жыл бұрын

Merci Pat :)

No wonder getting this job done in a garage costs so much, labour intensive, I know mechanics in a shop with a ramp is faster than us at home on a floor but I enjoy doing it and you save money on top of a great sense of achievement. It's all about the right tool for the job. It's far to heavy work to use anything but good quality equipment. Great video, very thorough and I'm sure once I buy the tools I can do the job, tools and parts will still come in cheaper than getting it done at the garage.

Excellent guide!!

I put the bearing in the freezer it went in nicely and used a breaker bar to press in out etc but it still a pig of a job good work

thank you. that was a good class to do my own

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

De nada Martin!

Thank you tutorial Bearings bmw e36 nice video

Great job. This video is very informative!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

thanks john!

Thanks for this one, just done my e46 on the drive....in the rain.....with much swearing but this guidance was spot on. The only thing i would add is to assume that the driveshaft will be well stuck in the hub and have suitable tools available. If you are going to use a puller like the one shown in this video to push the shaft out, it better be a strong one.....i managed to destroy one before getting a better puller and even then it took a crazy amount of force. That aside though, great guide!

@gsmecanica

Жыл бұрын

👏

Amazing tutorial thank you so much!

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

;)

Tks for the instructions👍

I like this so much I subscribed!

Excellent video! I can now service my M62TU. You give detailed examples and do not use an impact (the correct way).

Perfect!

Great video

I have all these same tools in preparation to do this job tomorrow, and I'm still apprehensive...that is until I saw him both pull and drive everything using that small crescent wrench lol. I'll socket the 30" bar on there and should have zero problems.

@yvonowens6891

5 жыл бұрын

Robert Morgan

nice tools you have

Nice,tnx man 👍

Best Video 👌🏻👌🏻

Great Video, One of the best i've seen! Thanks

@gsmecanica

7 жыл бұрын

thanks man!

@Blankspace3313

7 жыл бұрын

Question: In total, how long did it take you to do this one bearing?

@gsmecanica

7 жыл бұрын

I estimate this to be a 2 hour job on each side, if you use the proper tools and do it tidy as I did. You may do it faster once you've done one side. Note that the driver side has the exhaust that you need to drop to be able to remove the axle shaft, so that is a 15 min task. But other than that, my video shows pretty much all you need to calculate the job time. Besides having to use the jaw puller on the axle, I had no mayor complications.

@Blankspace3313

7 жыл бұрын

Cool cool! You should add axial bearing to the list of tools, I didn't catch that till now and wish i got one haha. Where did you buy yours from?

@gsmecanica

7 жыл бұрын

Yes you are right. I just added the tool in the description. How did the job worked for you?

great video thank you

Top Job

Good video

just in time I get this fun tomorrow with both sides

@bobvansand6346

6 жыл бұрын

The bearing ye used and placed in plastic bag....is one ye use later...or one u improvised to improve the tool? Thanks for the non music, it helps in my case😎🇧🇪 bob the belgian

Outstanding!

Yep. The proper way!

Proper job 👏

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

Tks mate!

Great stuff!

@gdumers

6 жыл бұрын

Not5 enough info provided

@MonoLucas123

5 жыл бұрын

@@gdumers more than enough. If this doesn't help you. Go pay a garage.

Bom trabalho!

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Obrigado!

This video is great! Try soaking stubborn parts in penetrating oil for some time The tools listed can be found CHEAPER on ebay if you are willing to shop around!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

ubergama30 Took notes tks ;) feel free to paste the link and I will pin it

@TheAnointedOne7

Жыл бұрын

Can anybody please update the parts links from the description?

Great video. I had to do this to replace my hub after an accident so I don't really need the hub anymore. I think my question is, using the puller, knowing very well it's a strong iron piece, does it not somehow bend it slightly to cause runout?

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

No it does not. At least in my experience. It is a strong puller that is true but the bearing will give first

Axial bearings. Neat trick. I guess needle bearings would work too?

@gsmecanica

2 жыл бұрын

It should, yes!

👍

What he said on 1:21 is something I would definitely NOT recommend. You could ruin your Wheel-Threads with the threads of the smaller bolts. The Threads of the smaller bolts works like a round-file to the Wheel-Threads. If you do it like he did, use the non-threaded shaft of the bold inside the Wheel-Thread. I would recommend to use the Wheel-bolts and safe them with a Nut at the opposite side of the disk.

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

There is no room to insert the non-threaded shaft of the bolt... And I am 100% confident that the smaller thread won't affect the wheel hub thread. They don't even touch it! And thanks for the feedback ;)

@fve1352

6 жыл бұрын

G S just cut the thread-length on the smaller bolts and keep 10mm. You could also remove (and replace) your hand break pad. Its a one-minute job. But anyway... thank you for sharing!!!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

Yes you are right it is easier when everything is exposed.

Great vid! Can you advise which way the new bearing is meant to be pressed in? The new bearing kit i have has the same colour dust covers either side so i don’t know which side has the encoder in it for the ABS sensor to read. Can you help advise?

@Thom-in1lr

Жыл бұрын

Just yesterday received my $20 magnetic sensor card that I can now use to actually see which side of the bearing has the mag encoder ring...saves guessing / mistakes.

verry pro

good~!!!

What’s the stuff you keep applying to the bearing- hub assembly?

Great video! Where can you purchase the hub bearing puller set shown on your video?

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

I put a link in the description section, is it still available?

Amazing tutorial. One question. Why did you put the bearings in the freezer? And for how long? Thanks.

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

Thanks! If you heat the hub and freeze the bearing then it will slide with almost no effort. Metal shrinks when cold and expand when hot.

You're an artist, this is not only mechanics! But tell me, what's that compound that you applied after cleaning the area, before install the bearing?

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Thanks mate! The compound anti-seize from Permatex. To avoid rust in the future.

Excellent DYI. Can you please cite size and source of the axial bearing used? Thx!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

I used: Axial Ball Thrust Bearing 51105 25mm*42mm*11mm. Basically take the washer included in your tool and buy the bearing same size or slightly larger. See the ebay link in the description, that is similar to the one I used.

@samnixon6198

6 жыл бұрын

Thx!

Hey thank for the verry good video👍🏻 I have a question about the substance, that you are puting inside the bearing. What is it? Sorry i am a german with bad english but we have a nice car 😉

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Hey! That is Permatex Anti-Seize Lubricant. To make it easier to remove in the future.

@Freizeitpirat-4711

5 жыл бұрын

G S Thank you, and please sende me a Link with your ,“we call in german pull Up „, i hope you understand me ? Best thank from Colone

Super👍

What size bolts and washers did you use to put into the hub?

mine new bearing after i installed it and pressed in the wheel hub still moves a little bit, but after i put the axle nut it got solid/rigid. is that still good? i shake the whole wheel with my hands at 12 and 6 O' clock and it was fine /solid

@nibrobb

2 жыл бұрын

Hi, I see it's been a year since you commented, did it end up ok, or did you do it again? How was the car when driving? I'm in a similar situation, just changed the bearing and when I had pushed the hub back on it seemed very "wobbly". I can rock it a bit with only one hand. When I fit the axle back in and had tightened up the bolt it all seemed "normal", i.e. not loose or wobbly anymore. The only thing I did different was not having the smaller backing plate directly on the inner race of the bearing, but instead on the cast iron "knuckle" (if thats what it's kalled), same as when you press the bearing in... Maybe that's the reason, idk...

Do you think you could update the parts links from the description? Some of the links show up to no longer existing listings unfortunately

At least on S52 cars, getting the axle shaft out of and into the hub requires a lot of force. You can't simply pull it out by hand.

I almost changed the wheel bearing on my BMW e46, i did it in an authorized workshop. But I still have that bad bearing dot sound. What could be another problem?

Good job, one thing I missed was the orientation of the bearing. The bearing that you put in seams to have an end where the outer ring had a smaller diameter a couple of mm fron the one end. This is as i understand helping to alignment of the bearing when installed. Good video though, but laughed a little when you last your balls,,,,, LOL

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Yeah they were all over the floor hahah

Cómo se llama ese tipo de llaves que usas para sacar los baleros

Are you supposed to use lube before inserting the seal? What type of lubegrease did you use?

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

permatex anti-seize

Where is that thing for what you take off at: 20:15? And that orange plastic is that for protection or you must leave that on?

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

At 20:15 I am extracting the inner race (from the old bearing) that got stuck at the hub, they always do. What orange plastic? When?

@E36andE46vlog

3 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica 20:50 that orange

What size is the outer race puller piece. The one on the inside to push out the race? Thanks!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

The one used at the Outer race removal at 6:06 is 73mm (955-11 code in the kit). The one used to push the new bearing at 15:03 is 84mm (955-06 code in the kit). You could measure the new bearing diameter for the inner and outer race beforehand.

What size bolts did you use to pull the hub off with the slide hammer?

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

A smaller size than the wheel lugs so they won’t screw and damage your threads. And longer so you can put a nut. I don’t have then handy now but later during the week I can look them and let you know the size.

Where did you get the axial bearing? I've been doing it with just the washers for years!

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Look at the link in the description under 'Axial Thrust Bearing'. Yeah it truly makes de difference!

What was the clicking noise when turning the hub at the end

I just bought a new hub rather that mess with getting the old bearing race off. they are around $40 each or $53 for a pair. Often hubs have threads that are distorted from shops using impacts to tighten the lug bolts. Cheap insurance from doing this again.

@Thom-in1lr

Жыл бұрын

When I buy and install new hubs, I also buy new BMW lug bolts and take the old to the recycling yard along with all old parts.

at 6:47 , that size isn't too clear on the plate, does it say 955-11 ? it's a bit too faded to read it, i'm almost 100% that reads 955-11 . just want to make sure so i know i use the correct size

I believe I messed up the part at 26:12 when you show the backside of the bearing. Instead of using a smaller disc to put pressure only on the inner race when pressing the hub, I used the same size disc as when pressing in the bearing, meaning I put pressure on all the insides of the bearing instead of just the inner race. The reason I even thought of this is because my hub felt kindof "loose" when it was pressed and done. I could rock it a little when applying "moment load" on the bearing (i.e. pushing/pulling at 3 and 9 o'clock.) After tightning the axle it all felt "ok" and as tight like it should, but I'm not confident I did it 100% correct Have I damaged my bearing by not pressing on the inner race?

@MCatwar

2 жыл бұрын

from my knowledge at least, deep groove ball bearings don’t do too well against axial loading. they’re “okay.” i do believe they would be strong enough to withstand the force applied to get it to seat in the hub but the only way to really tell is to periodically check it as you drive

@nibrobb

2 жыл бұрын

@@MCatwar thanks. That is exactly the thing I was worried about, since pushing the hub in is putting axial load on the bearing and I also know these bearings are not meant for that kind of load. I will try to check the wheel every now and then. I mean, it seemed alright when the drive shaft was in and the nut was tightened; maybe the drive shaft has pressed the inner race a bit back out, and "balanced it"(?) Either way, I will keep inspecting it periodically

@gsmecanica

2 жыл бұрын

If I understood ir correctly, you did no use the size correctly to match the inner race of the bearing (as shown in 23:20), right? That size should be accurate to let the bearing support the force of the entering hub. I don’t think it would hurt to use a large one since the inner race will still be hold. Always use the type of piece I used and don’t use a cup as when the bearing was removed since it won’t hold the inner part of it. Cheers! Let me know what you end up doing.

@nibrobb

2 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica Yes that's right, I used the same disc on the back-/inside to press the hub in as I used to press the bearing in, cirka same diameter as the bearing (70/80 something mm). The disc fit over the hole seen from the back, and in the rush of it I didnt care to swap it out since I had just used that same disc to press the bearing, meaning it didn't support any of the bearing when pressing the hub. I only used the cup type to pull the bearing out The bearing kit wasn't too expensive, so I could afford doing it right the second time, but the amount of work makes me want to put it off and see what happens

@gsmecanica

2 жыл бұрын

@@nibrobb Ok I see. Worst case scenario it will start to have play in it. The second time it will be faster as you already know all the steps. Good luck!

Background sounds like the lobby in forza 7

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

haHAHa

Can the drive flange/hub be removed without pushing the drive axle out? In other words, it possible to pull out the hub and release the axle using the slide hammer? I'm thinking that might ruin the axle if it's seized in the hub. THANKS!

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Hhmm are you having issues removing the axel? You can try heating the axel in the hub, then using the bearing tool I used. You wont be able to remove the bearing without removing the axel

@americanhmong9304

5 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica Thanks for replying...Yes, I was having trouble moving the axle, so I tried used the slide hammer to try to move both the hub and leave the axle behind. No luck. Hope I didn't ruin the axle.

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

It is quite strong don’t worry. Try hammering it back with a wood that way it won’t be damaged.

@americanhmong9304

5 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica That's good to know. I have to ask, if it's that hard to remove the axle, how in the world will it go back in??? I assume that since no one shows this in their videos, that it simply slides back in. But, in the case like mine where I have to hammer the crap into the axle, will it be just as hard to pull back in. Thanks in advance!

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

No worries, after you clean all the rust in there, just put some anti-seize and it will slide back in. It will fit tight, but without having to hammer it at all.

Excelente trabajo,, como te puedo contactar? Soy de argentina

What are you applying at 14:23? Some king of grease?

@RJ4evr

3 жыл бұрын

Permatex grease...the grey stuff protects from corrosion

Will this work on e9x

Is there a side for the bearing ?

G S, you removed the inner race from the hub. Why did you not re install it? do you have to do it? Thank you.

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

The inner race is actually part of the old bearing that gets stuck in there upon removal. The new bearing comes with it, always.

@pr4tn065

4 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica Thank you, I have an 2014 F30 335i and it looks like this needs to be done. I super appreciate your response.

BRAVO MAJSTORE!!!!!!!

Two things 1) You must be an engineer, you seem very particular in your actions. 2) what grease did you use? Did you use graphite based? Thanks

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Hi Adam, yes I am an engineer :) I use anti-seize grease (from Permatex), that is to avoid future corrosion issues.

Do you need any tool to put the drive axles back?

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

No you don't

What are the bearing tools used???? Make ?? Bought from where??

Question.... if you used the hub why did you remove the inner race ring

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Because the new bearin has it's own inner ring.

If you buy a new wheel hub do you have to bother with pressing put the inner bearing

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

I don't think new hubs come with bearings pressed in.

Do you have link to the tool ?

Also get yourself a bigger wrench when you trying to pull out the wheel bearing you'll have way better leverage and easier for the top out not to mention faster

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

The trick is using a roller bearing at the end, you won't need a big wrench I promise. You can manage without one, but you will make a lot of extra force.

@petercan1020

4 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica have you ever tried pulling a bearing with the slide hammer

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

@@petercan1020 I used it once but only for the back of the bearing that remained attached to the hub, I think it was rusty. I gave it a couple of pulls with the hummer and then continued with the other method shown here. So yes, I tried it and works ok :)

What bearing puller set is that?

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

I bought it on amazon, but it's a german product. I can recall the product name right now, it was years ago.

the slide hammer hub puller link shows the tool is no longer available / 1/4/2018

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

You are right, I will update the description and add this one instead: www.ebay.com/itm/BGS-Tools-Wheel-Bearing-Puller-With-Sliding-Hammer-7735/291743464871

@rizierirodas6580

6 жыл бұрын

thank you!! i appreciate the reply!!! i wanted to get a nice one like you had here in this video. not some cheap junk!!

@gsmecanica

6 жыл бұрын

Right, a big hammer will make your job easier. Post your results after!

@rizierirodas6580

6 жыл бұрын

i will!! i will make a video and let you know!!!

what's the stuff in the plastic bottle "Permatex". what?

How is the F.A.G. bearing holding up ? I've done this job twice on the passenger side rear and the bearing doesn't seem to last for more than 6 mos to a year.

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Holding great to be honest. What brand as you using?

@tbahrs9467

5 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica I'm using the same brand, just realized my RTAB'S also need to be replaced and might be shortening the life of my bearings.

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

I need to replace my RTABs as well now that you mention, I will hurry up with the replacement.

@omrtnz5100

5 жыл бұрын

@@gsmecanica RTABs?

@gsmecanica

5 жыл бұрын

Real trailing arm bushings

Well done. Good video, but no job has ever been done 'the proper way' with an adjustable spanner :)

@gsmecanica

3 жыл бұрын

😂 you might be right

What side of the bearing shoud go inside?

@gsmecanica

4 жыл бұрын

Leters facing outside unless told otherwise.