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    BMW E46 330i ZHP Front Wheel Bearing DIY doityourself

    Time: 1 Hr per side.

    Difficulty: 2/PITFA

    1. Procure Parts.

    New hub with bearing, bearing nut, and dust shield.


    Bearing nut P/N.


    Dust shield P/N.




    2. Safely raise front end.



    3. Remove wheel.





    4. Remove Brake Caliper. Utilize a 16mm socket and ratchet here. Ensure you have a piece of wire....approximately 18" long....to hang the calipers from your shock springs. You don't want to let the caliper hang by its brake line.







    5. Remove Brake rotor. You may have to remove small allen screw that secures the rotor to the hub. I did not.



    6. Remove bearing nut dust shield. I utilized this Bosch tool and 3lb sledge that I had picked up a while ago. Worked perfect. Just need to tap it.







    7. Loosen bearing nut. Un-peen the nut first with a cold chisel. You will need a 46mm socket here.









    8. Remove hub. This may require the use of a three jaw puller. Mine came off with my hands.

    No pics....sorry.

    9. Install new hub/Bearing race. Use a socket....that is the same size as the bearing race......wrap in rage.....and gently tap bearing into position. I lubricated mine with white lithium grease prior to doing this.



    10. Install new nut....and torque to 215 ft-lbs.



    11. Re-install the rest in reverse order.
    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

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    Nice DIY, Dane. I miss that driveway.

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    Miss u guys.

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    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

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    Nice job, DW.

    Thanks for thinking of the Family and doing the write up.

    Great work as always.

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    Yet another solid DIY. Thank you...
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    Do need a new wheel nut?
    can you reuse the old one?

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    good diy, thank you sir!

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    Quote Originally Posted by DirtyPillows View Post
    Do need a new wheel nut?
    can you reuse the old one?
    You could reuse the old one...but for $3....why? The nut has to be peened. It can only be peened twice

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    Call Me Dane l 2/2004 330i ZHP l 18x8 ET45 BBS CK's wrapped with Michelin Pilot Sport AS3+ @ 245-40-18 l KW V1 Coilovers in front l KW V1 springs w/ Bilstein B8 dampeners in rear l BMW Performance Rotors l UUC StrutBarbarian l Racing Dynamics Rear Strut Bar l Jim Conforti Shark Injector l Light Birch Interior Trim l Bimmian Celly Mount l M3 Trunk Mat l l e90 Performance E-Brake & Shift Knob l M3 Tri-Stitched Boots l AL Headlight Retrofit with ZKW Lenses l CobyWheel Wrap w/M3 Stitching l LCM sw 4.5 triple blink and rear fogs l Maple Interior Trim

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    Ah I see. Gad to look up peened to understand why to buy a new one. Ty

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    I was also wandering when bmw say to torque to whatever lbs is it bad to set the torque wrench to a little higher than recommended for that sense of security?

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