just had the mot done on the car and have been told the o/s front bearing has a little play in it, has anyone done this job? how easy is it,

 

easy! i mean really easy

 

how is it done?is it a hub swap? the bearing kits iv seen seem to have part of the hub

 

bump for the night time

 

wheel, disc and caliper off, then just undo the hub nut, full flange with bearing pulls off,
then just refit new 1, 10-15 min job

 

If there are ant probs getting the bearings out PM me and you can use my press! I will be away thursday pm to saturday morning! so don't ask then!

 

fronts usualy come in the hub flange, so no need to press it out/in
just pull the old 1 off then throw away, new 1 just slides in complete

 

cheers lads. the one iv seen is already in the hub so it looks as easy as you say

 

Bought mine from GSF on Friday and will be doing it the weekend.

 

the E60 doesn't have a hub nut, the bearing/flange bolts on from behind with 4 bolts.
3 of the bolts are easy to get to but the 4 is behind the shocker which needs to be removed from the hub. to do this the lower arm needs to be seperated from the hub to allow the hub to come down enough for clearance. book time is 1.45hrs and from recent experience not the hardest bearing to do but certainly not the easiest.

 

ah well you learn something new everyday eh?
did you go looking for a 2 month old thread delibrately just to pick a hole in it?
i'm sure the guys already done it by now, but thanks for letting us know anyhow

 

no but if it means that it stops someone thinking it's a 20mins job after reading incorrect information i'm certainly going to correct it.

if you can't take being corrected make sure the info you put up is correct when you post.

 

I totally agree. This is not a 10 minutes job. If it was - I would have done it a long time ago. I have two new bearings but no time for replacing them.

 

Your on a ford forum and your first post is about a bmw wheel bearing.

 

You're.

 

Well said that man

 

Yerrrrp.