Straight tutorial without drama or loud music. Shows what experienced hands and simple tools can accomplish. Good Job Mate!

Mate! This is by far my favorite video for the rear wheel bearing replacement. I may have legitimately watched about 10 different ways to do this. I'm 100% going with your version.

Excellent tutorial!!! I really appreciate how you took your time and showed each step, not editing out any difficult areas like so many do, leaving the viewer bewildered as to how it happened... I'm in the states, so we'll see if I can get the same tools off our Amazon. Thanks again for a great video. I've subscribed, which I don't do too often with most channels, but you've earned it. Cheers!

I don't even need to change my wheel bearings but watched the whole video and gave amazon about £150 for tools I don't need. Top man, quality video 👍

Good video as normal - as a mechanic myself I learn a lot from you -there’s a lot to be said for experience ! Cheers for the upload

I have to do my front bearings now and your video gave me the confidence I need after the disastrous rears I did. Thank you!

This is a fantastic BMW wheel bearing video! by far the best on KZfaq really enjoyed it had to watch it two or three times!! well done mate!

Have watched many a video on how to replace wheel hub bearings on BMWs and without blowing smoke up your, well you understand, this is by far the best one in terms of clarity, tool needed and sizes of sockets etc, etc. Cheers 👍🍺

What a brilliant clear concise video with really good audio with no witterings, brilliant..

I've watched a couple videos before yours and yours was the simplest/easiest way. Thank you.

I watched this video so many times; i bought an impact gun (milwaukee too) ahah and the puller! i m about to start next week, im confident with this job because of you, thanks again. Hope you'll do more videos on bmw.

Great job and thanks so much for this awesome video. Just replaced the wheel bearing on my E90 and watching this helped me a lot. Only thing I add is to make sure to remove the ABS sensor before pressing out the bearing. Mine got damaged and had to replace it. Thanks again.

Brilliant execution sir! I get a real military vibe here, nicely done. Also thank you for making me feel good about the labor I will pay my mechanic to do this.

You make it look so easy!!!! 🤣 Best video on the process I've seen!!!! Hope mine goes this easy this weekend.

I start to do this job last night but I gave up then I search on KZfaq for some videos now the special tools are in order waiting for them for next weekend to do this job thank you very much very good video

Thoroughly enjoyed those last few seconds. Thanks for the video.

Great tutorial. I was scared to tackle this job and was being charged too much to have someone else do it. After watching this video, I feel confident that I will never have to pay to have wheel bearings replaced. Thank you for taking the time do make this video. Absolutely one of the best videos on KZfaq for this particular task.

Your amazing mate. Just want to say thanks out here from the states.this video is spot on. I’ll be tackling this job myself thanks to this motivating video.

Best video that you work so well with full details from beginning to the end. I want to thank you and give you grade A+. Cheer up.

I really like the 'slow-tutorial' style, thanks for your effort!

Dang! You are a Master mechanic, my friend. You make an extremely costly and difficult job very approachable to me. Ty

I started watching this video and it was almost comical at first because I did the same job on a 2007 X3. The truck came from the rust belt in the US and was no where as easy as you made it look. A friend of mine helped and smashed the axle with a sledge hammer mushroomed the axle. Then putting it back on banged in the end of the axle ruining the axle. I repaired it and changed the abs ring which was causing a whole host of problems on a awd anyway. The only thing I did differently was take the brakes off with the 2 15 mm bolts and not separate them. Installed the hub with the large bearing cup because it’s more stable and goes in straighter. I used a very long socket adapter and removed the e12 bolts on axle inner outside the car top of shaft the boot don’t get in the way and used a friend whose nickname is now Hammer. Great video!

Your initial raising and support work is exactly what I do with my E21. I do stack the tyres under the spare tyre well in the back as extra insurance for not dropping down on me. The rear bearing work is a bit tedious but not too bad. Thanks for this!!

Thanks very much for this video, it really was helpful and showed me a quicker way of doing this job, much appreciated and great work 👍👍

Thanks mate very helpful. One of the best video how to remove the wheel bearing, keep up the good work, thanks

Great, smart job. No knocking, no rush. Excellent.

Just replaced the rear wheel bearing on my E91 2009, this video helped a lot!

Great video mate, cheers. I'm about to attempt this on my 130i and this was a big help.

Thank you for giving me the confidence to take on this project!

Nice vid some really helpful tips I’m just doing the bearing on the nsr on my 123d but have to drop the exhaust but watched this and it pretty much shows you exactly what you got to do

Thanks chief for the well-detailed step by step video

Extraordinary detail ! Super helpful !! I learned lots !!! Thanks mate . 👊🏼 🔥

Great work man! Your video helped me a lot with tool choice. Went to do this yesterday on my 3 series GT and since my diff is different type the axles don’t go out, I dismanteled the hand brake and took down the whole wheel bearing housing. It was not that big of a deal actually, 4 more bolts plus the handbrake cable and you are off. It was much easier doing the bearing removal and install on a table and with a vice.

Best video so far !

Awesome video!! Cheers from Chicago 😎

I really liked this one! Nice and thorough. The only thing I would like to see walls torque settings. Especially the center nut very often have surprisingly light torque setting. Cool to see you are doing this with very basic tools in your driveway. Just like me.

Brilliant video- ABS ring problem on my E88, this video has helped alot

Excellent tutorial & tool ref. Thanks!

Great video easy to follow and very informative.

Good job pal! I’m due to do the wheel bearings and new brake backing plates and handbrake shoes on my e46 once we get some good weather.

Great video. What year models does this cover? I need to replace the rear bearings in a 2013 X3 and it appears that the bearings are a different sealed design where they may bolt to the hubs. And the bearing kits include new replacement hubs. This is after looking at replacement parts. Have not taken apart yet. Would mine be more difficult or easier? Thanks!

Amazing. Thank you. Do you have any link for the ratcheting adaptor for your big breaker bar? Any idea How much approx. would a garage charge for this job?

Great job , nice tool list ,bearing splitter is a good one ,nice explanations too thanks

Excelent video, you make it look so easy, you don’t even get dirty, thanks again for teaching us how to do it and what tools to use 👍

Brilliant brilliant brilliant. Thank you so much for this.

great video and you've helped me a few times :) and helping me again thanks fella

Great work sir. Nicely done. ✌️

All time well spend. Great training tutorial 👍👏👌

Brilliant thankyou. Just checking tho when I fit the hub is it possible to use the disc at the back flat side against the bearing race? Just checking if that would pull the hub further through the bearing. Thanks again 😎

Many thanks dude, learned a lot

Excellent, you certainly know your stuff 👍

Excellent video.... Superbly explained.👍

Thank you, sir. You just saved me 1700$ 👍🏼

Super tutoriel sa m'a beaucoup aider merci Merci d avoir pris le temps pour nous montrer

Your content is quality keep it

Nice job on the video. Thank you!

Brilliant video tutorial. Thanks!

Excellent video, really very usefull indeed. Tackling mine later. Cheers

So far the best video thanks sir

Excellent video, thank you so much.

Nicely done! Thank you!

Terrific video!!! Thank you!!

Great stuff mister, noting that type of bearing with 2 part inner race are loose by design until tightened (around 9:50 in) apart from that almost inconsequential point, excellent tutorial! :D Just trying to save someone a load of work if they're only changing the shaft, as it'll feel floppy soon as the nut is undone if inner races haven't stuck to the hub. If you have the bearing removal kit, always worth doing the bearing when changing the drive shaft anyway. Keep up the great work, inspiring me to upload a video of my own some day.

Great video, thanks. My problem though, I'm attempting this for a rear bearing on an F31 xdrive. I'm able to follow most of the direction but there is no way of removing the axle to allow access for puller, not a bolted attachment. Stuck! Can I just disconnect knuckle partially and rotate away from axle?

Perfekt gemacht👍

Very insightful video. I've got an MOT advisory for; Nearside rear wheel bearing has slight play. However, one of the screw/nut is overly tight and a few mechanics were unable to fix it. Do you have a solution for this, please?

I like your jack ,i have the older model ,i was an AA patrol 10 years ago

Thank you very much for this video, you made a really helpful video Great I appreciate you a lot and great work 👍👍 🛠

This is an awesome video thank you and great work! I think my rear bearings are on their way out on my E89 Z4 at 110k miles. Stupid question - when putting the new bearing on, is there any reason why you put the bearing on the car and then the hub on the bearing? Could you not put the hub on the bearing first, and then press both onto the car? In my head that would be easier...

Great video, great tools, need to get all that👍

Hi there mate- thanks for sharing your expertise. you made it look easy also very adroit with the tools, is that what you do for a day job? how hard was it putting back the splined shaft back on. Again , bravo to you sir ,cheers.

Great video thanks. Going to do mine. Half the stuff is not in in amazon, so sourcing similar tools

Great Video. 10/10. now to head out and do the E36. Cheers

Hi Annton, I have a F31 2012 model. On checking before carrying out the work, I noticed that the Drive shaft to the differential has no E12 bolts on it, just a sealed unit. How do you get it out of the hub in this scenario? Cheers Steve

Really good video I learn a lot thank you very much.

Loved the video feel really confident on doing the job .. what size was the bearing splitter as iv ordered two know and it was the wrong size

I have watched many videos to do this but your video is the only one gave me the confidence to do it as others mentioned. Thank You. From your other videos it seems you are local to Nottingham. Do you know anywhere I could hire the tools instead of buying them? Cheers

Great video Thanks it was a life saver

Good job. Good tip I came across for getting the race off is to put a socket in a vice, put the hub on the socket, heat the race with oxy or map and it just drops off. No more cutting them off (to be fair that one came off easy with the puller...get a lottery ticket quick)

Good afternoon, Good video🤝 When I braking, the steering wheel vibrates and jerks the pedals , may it be that the problem ? Before and after replacing brake discs the vibration hasn't gone away ((

Great Video! Just on the bolts you use to push the hub off using the bearing separator, I notice the thread pitch on amazon for the freetech bolts states it's a M14 x 1.5 thread. Where I've looked for lug bolt specs for the F30 3 Series, the thread specs are M14 x 1.25. Do you know what the actual thread pitch is on the freetech bolts vs the hub threads (M14)? Thanks

Really useful video top quality!

Nice job Sir I'm impressed

I dont even need wheel bearing replacements i just need the little hub off due to snapping the lug nut in half so this was helpful gonna start it in a week or 2

Lovely video, thank you!

Great video thank you just ordered few tools and wheel bearing. Looking forward doing it. My bearing making similar sound and going over cat eyes makes metallic sound, have no play in wheel, brakes all ok

It is always a good idea to put the Bearing into the Freezer before installing.

Been watching your videos lately and loving them, do you do other people's cars ? I'm gaining as much knowledge as I can at the moment because I want to do as many jobs on my bmw as I can , when needed

Great video that shows how to do it! Might have to do this on my 118d to soon. Btw, the nut on the driveshaft should be torqued to 145 nm + 45 degrees according to Bmw specs (for the driveshaft thats M24). 🙂

I wanted to add a word of caution to any DIY'ers attempting this. I'm working on replacing the rear wheel bearings on my '09 E82. My car has no undercarriage rust whatsoever, as it has spent most of its life in Southern Texas, and more recently in Southern California. I attempted removing the axle from the hub using multiple techniques, all ending in futility and/or broken tools. I'm down to the choice of trying a hydraulic press or buying brand new knuckles/axles/hubs/fasteners. My conclusion is that it's pure luck of the draw determining how straightforward it is to remove an axle. Just do a quick KZfaq search on stuck BMW axles. Suffice to say there a lot.

Where did you get those brake pad retainer clips with the M3 logo or did your car came with them? Would love four.

Hi mate, planning to do both mine this weekend but can’t seem to get that puller kit in time. I have found similar ones. Can you list the exact sizes you used so I can make sure the kit I’m going to buy is correct

hello it was a good help to remove bearing bwm 3 e36 325 all i liked a hug keep going

Really fantastic!! you do really make life easier for us ;) Cheers

Hey not sure if you’re going to see this but what was the parts name that you took off that the lug bolts go into I’m trying to find it over in the U.S but having trouble finding it

Hi is this a 1 series E81? I have two hub flanges and I am not sure which one suits the E81 but looking at the vid you are fitting quite a deep flange to the car?

good work mate

What is the impact tool that you used to remove the Allen bolts on the calliper?

Awesome! Do more videos 👍

Thank you