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    Wheel Bearing

    I need to do my rear wheel bearing on my 1995 BMW 320i and I looked on CarID and they have a kit, which comes with a new hub too, but it says it fits a 318is 325i and 325is. Will it fit my car? I believe it will but I want to make sure before I buy it.


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    Check realoem.com for part numbers

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    Wheel Bearing

    …use the last seven of your VIN to display the correct numbers in the diagrams within www.realoem.com


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    RiPete, don't buy from carid. I don't see the 320i listed on the popular bmw online stores but as long as you have the bmw part # from realoem you should be good. Check prices at RMeuropean.com PelicanParts.com Rockauto.com
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    Here's some info. If those bearings have never been out then you're in for a tough job.
    The labor time for one bearing is 3.9 hours with tools and it's well worth the investment to have a shop with the correct tooling to do the job.
    Without the tools it's gonna take a while.
    See ya later,

    tony
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    An American with a 320i?!?

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    Quote Originally Posted by ultimatetester View Post
    An American with a 320i?!?
    Actually Canadian, and yes, the guy I bought it off of imported it from Germany.


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    Once you determine what parts to get consider buying, renting or borrowing a bearing kit like this. I used it to change mine and it worked like a charm, my bearing had been changed before though. https://www.harborfreight.com/front-...ers-63728.html

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmo69 View Post
    Once you determine what parts to get consider buying, renting or borrowing a bearing kit like this. I used it to change mine and it worked like a charm, my bearing had been changed before though. https://www.harborfreight.com/front-...ers-63728.html
    This'll work. The professional kits have an adapter attachment to pull the hub out, but smacking it from the inside with a BFH and large drift will knock it out with inner bearing race attached.
    Everything gets ruined in the process, which is probably why the bearing comes, or should come, with the hub. Even with the hub attachment some of them are stuck in so tight that the hub gets deformed anyway.
    See ya later,

    tony
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    I used a bearing separator to pull my hub but now I have a slide hammer that should work too.

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    Quote Originally Posted by jmo69 View Post
    I used a bearing separator to pull my hub but now I have a slide hammer that should work too.

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    ^^^^^^Neither one will damage the hub.^^^^^^

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    Quote Originally Posted by tjm3 View Post
    Here's some info. If those bearings have never been out then you're in for a tough job.
    The labor time for one bearing is 3.9 hours with tools and it's well worth the investment to have a shop with the correct tooling to do the job.
    Without the tools it's gonna take a while.
    Yes. I had to remove the entire driver's side control arm and take it to a shop to remove a stuck bearing. They were not able to remove it even with their tooling. Evidently, the previous owner welded the bearing into the control arm. J/K. So I had to buy a used control arm and install the new bearing in it.

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