The BMW UUC Digest Volume 3 : Issue 116 : "text" Format Messages in this Issue: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Re: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? ADMIN: AOL Subscribers (READ NOW PLEASE) Re: ADMIN: AOL Subscribers (READ NOW PLEASE) Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings
---------------------------------------------------------------------- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 22:58:34 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ryan Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I have done a few rear wheel bearings on my E30, and it's not fun. You will definately need a wheel bearing puller and installer. I fabricated my own out of washers, a long bolt, and some nuts. It works well, but I would recommend getting a real one. I would also recommend getting a Bentley manual. It will tell you everything you need to do, and a wheel bearing puller along with a manual, makes the job pretty easy. If I remember right, the things that need to be removed are, 1. Wheel. 2. Brake caliper. 3. Disc brake. 4. shock (just the bolt on the trailing arm) 5. Half shaft at differential, then pulled out. I think that's it. Then it is just a matter of getting the bearing out and in without ruining the races. That is why I recommend the puller and installer. An auto parts store might have them. The dealer probably does. Bavarian Auto Sport definately does <http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp> also they sell the wheel bearing <http://www.bavauto.com/shop.asp> for your application. Ryan- > How hard is it to change out the rear wheel bearings on an E30. I just got > an 87 325i coupe 5 speed. Nice little car, but noisy in the rear end. I > thought it was the diff, my trusted mechanic said it is only bearings back > there. Any recommendations on where to get them other than the local BMW > dealer? > > Alex Cagann > > > Search the ARCHIVES:http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected] > > > __________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 16:56:53 -0700 From: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> How hard? That depends on who you ask. I've heard stories about club racer dudes who did it in the paddock in 20 minutes using a makeshift puller that they made out of hardware store parts. Then there was my Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement From Hell Project a couple of years ago. A local guy loaned me what was supposed to be the factory tools for removing and installing the bearings. Half of the tools were missing from the set. Then a nice guy on the Yahoo E30 group loaned me his fancy puller tool. The threaded rod broke. Turned out to be defective, but that had effectively used up all the time I had to screw around with it. I removed the trailing arms and took them to Bill Arnold to R&R the bearings. Then I put the arms back in the car using Bimmerworld's urethane eccentric adjustable trailing arm bushings to correct a toe problem. The bushings squeak like hell, even just a week after being re-lubricated with the preferred copper-impregnated anti-sieze. And keeping the nuts tight on the bolts seems to be impossible. But I digress, you asked about the wheel bearings. It takes special tools which you have to buy, borrow, rent or make. Good luck. I won't do E30 rear wheel bearings again. The bearings are available from all the usual sources. Scott Miller GGC BMW CCA 1990 325i >Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 20:46:08 -0500 >From: "Alex Cagann" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >To: <[email protected]> >Subject: <E30> rear wheel bearings >Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >How hard is it to change out the rear wheel bearings on an E30. I just got >an 87 325i coupe 5 speed. Nice little car, but noisy in the rear end. I >thought it was the diff, my trusted mechanic said it is only bearings back >there. Any recommendations on where to get them other than the local BMW >dealer? > >Alex Cagann ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 19:42:44 -0500 From: Jenny Morgan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: UUC Digest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I'll have to agree with Scott, here. I've done dozens upon dozens of E30 rear bearings, and even with the correct tools, lifts and air power, the job can go bad even though you're doing everything right. I'm thinking specifically of an 88 M3 that would just not allow it's flange to be removed from the bearing. Three hours later, I bundled it back up and sent it to the dealer. Granted, most the time, I could bang the job out in 20-30 minutes... but then along comes that one where everything goes bad and you find yourself relying on 25 years of Bimmer experience and sheer wits to save the day. Do yourself a favor... pay a pro on this one. Jenny Morgan On Apr 7, 2006, at 6:56 PM, Scott & Charlotte Miller wrote: > How hard? That depends on who you ask. I've heard stories about club > racer dudes who did it in the paddock in 20 minutes using a makeshift > puller that they made out of hardware store parts. > > > Scott Miller > GGC BMW CCA > 1990 325i ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 22:49:22 -0700 (PDT) From: "Ryan Simmons" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "Scott & Charlotte Miller" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Cc: "UUC Digest" <[email protected]> Subject: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I guess I have just been lucky. I have only done three on my E30 with good results and only about three hours labor. I am just a college student with no time to do the job so I do consider myself lucky...seriously. I also fabricated my own tool, and I use an old bearing to get the new one lined up right with a little light hammering before I torque it in with the tool. Ryan- > How hard? That depends on who you ask. I've heard stories about club > racer dudes who did it in the paddock in 20 minutes using a makeshift > puller that they made out of hardware store parts. > >__________________________________________________________________________ > In memory of Michel Potheau - friend, enthusiast, founder of the BMW CCA. > > UUC Motorwerks - BMW Performance Fine-tuning and home of the Ultimate > Short Shifter - accept no substitutes! > 908-874-9092 . http://www.uucmotorwerks.com > ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 07:15:56 -0400 From: "M540" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> David, I haven't had occasion to order from them in the last year or two, but had previously purchased P-car maintenance parts from them on a number of occasions. I've always had great luck with pricing and no troubles with delivery or the parts from Vertex. They seem to ship everything from south Florida as well which means I get parts in one day here in northern Florida. That's a really nice change versus many of the other P-car suppliers which ship from the left coast. Kevin ----------------------------- Date: Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:06:00 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 318ti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> Subject: VertexAuto.com -- Any experiences with them? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I was wondering if anyone here had any experiences with VertexAuto.com and their products? I read their latest add in the Roundel and they listed a bunch of fitments for cross-drilled rotors with "cast in holes" that look interesting. Yet when I checked their site, they do not show up anywhere when I look for them. Curious as to their quaility and the service of the company. thanks, David in Richmond, VA ----------------------------- ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 10:08:12 -0400 From: BMW UUC Admin <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: ADMIN: AOL Subscribers (READ NOW PLEASE) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> This message is addressed to all members with an AOL address. Currently, AOL is threatening to blacklist our entire site because we are "violating our TOS with AOL" by sending messages to someone who doesn't want them. It does not matter that they added themselves to the list. It does not matter that they had to confirm their membership. It does not matter that they can take themselves off. Once they complain to AOL, we are spammers and will be treated as such... Unfortunately, due to "privacy concerns" they will not give me the email address of the person reporting our list as spam so I can remove it. (Nice, eh?) This leaves me in a bad position. I can either start removing all AOL members or I can ask for your help. I've decided on the latter. I need each of you to send a message to [EMAIL PROTECTED] from your AOL address informing me of your willingness to remain on the list. Anyone I don't hear from will be taken off the list. I apologize for this behavior, however your ISP leaves me no choice. With Regrets, Michael K Donohue System Administrator UUC Digest http://www.uucdigest.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 07 Apr 2006 08:56:23 -0700 From: Brian Ghidinelli <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: uucdigest <[email protected]> Subject: Re: ADMIN: AOL Subscribers (READ NOW PLEASE) Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> BMW UUC Admin wrote: > that they can take themselves off. Once they complain to AOL, we are > spammers and will be treated as such... Or you can take them up on their coming-soon offer to pay to deliver email. Funny how those two policies intersect... Brian ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 15:25:10 -0400 (GMT-04:00) From: Maverick <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: 318ti <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, UUC <[email protected]> Subject: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> I am looking at them for my 96ti. They ahve a 36,000 mile warrenty, which seems unusuall in the rotor business. Thanks, David in Richmond, VA ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:35:49 -0700 From: Bob Sutterfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]>, "'318ti'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Subject: Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> drilled = bling ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 13:12:40 -0700 (PDT) From: Carlos Lopez <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: Any comments on Power Stop drilled rotor? Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> --- Bob Sutterfield <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > drilled = bling Yup and when it comes to track cars, drilled=dangerous if you're not meticulous about inspecting them. Had a friend total his LTW when one exploded in a braking zone stopping from ~130mph. On street cars there's a lot of build up that develops on those holes and poor kits act as shredders to the brake pads. My E36 came with the same Big Brembos that my friend had and the first thing I did was get rid of the cross drilled rotors. I have slotted ones now instead (not my choice but that's what comes with StopTechs). The cross drilled rotors were lighter than the solid ones with slots but unless you're some kind of pro I don't see that as a big advantage. Carlos. __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------------ Date: Fri, 7 Apr 2006 12:49:00 -0700 From: John Bolhuis <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: [email protected] Subject: Re: <E30> rear wheel bearings Message-ID: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> On Thu, Apr 06, 2006 at 08:46:08PM -0500, Alex Cagann wrote: > How hard is it to change out the rear wheel bearings on an E30. I just > got an 87 325i coupe 5 speed. Nice little car, but noisy in the rear > end. I thought it was the diff, my trusted mechanic said it is only > bearings back there. Any recommendations on where to get them other > than the local BMW dealer? If you're talking about a high pitched metallic singing that is purely speed dependent, then I think it's just the diff singing to you. As far as I can tell, one of those "they all do that" e30 things. Low pitched rumbling & groaning is probably run-of-the-mill bad wheel bearing noises. My e30 has been singing to me since I got it at 35k, and sounds the same at 80k miles now. ------------------------------ End of [bmwuucdigest] digest(11 messages) **********
