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Replacing Rear Dust Plates
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See accompanied diary entry Diary 25-26 May 2022

Published: 25 Sept 2020
Title: Bmw Rear Wheel Bearing Replacement "in Situ" On The Car. 1 Series 118d 2,3,4,5 series all the same.
Duration: 48:59
YT Code: https://youtu.be/LD96KHZhTOs

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The rear wheel bearing was getting noisy making a metallic rotating sound.
In the video I show how to check the wheel bearing, and then replace on the car, removing as little as possible, using just a few tools bought from amazon.
This job is the same on many BMW Models.

Example:

Video 1 - Changing a Bearing Rear Wheel

Link to Rear Wheel Bearing £26 https://amzn.to/3j8sIMI
Link to Freetec Puller £50 https://amzn.to/3j33pvm
Link to Bearing Splitter £25 https://amzn.to/33F85VV
Link to E12 Socket set £8 https://amzn.to/3kNhb5C
Link to 30mm drive shaft socket £6 https://amzn.to/364v9vM
Link to 7mm allen socket set £14 https://amzn.to/2FYisYV
Link to Circlip pliers https://amzn.to/3sbIDAF
Link to Milwaukee impact gun https://amzn.to/3j5Opgb
Link to Milwaukee Ratchet https://amzn.to/3074HOe

Links Currently valid as of May 2022

Published: 7 Nov 2021
Title: How to replace BMW's Old Rusty Brake Dust Shield without removing Hub/Bearing assembly on a car
Duration: 21:31
YT Code: https://youtu.be/GWrjFRjw4Xc

Video 2

Example: Cutting and replacing Rear Dust Shields

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Changing Bearings and dust shields, the process is near enough the same for most BMWs. Note: Later models have dust shields designed and manufactured as two halves to make fitting easier and without having to take out the bearings or diff. arms. Do shop around for your model vehicle. Most Z3s however have the full dust plate and therefore may need some fabricating, as the next video suggests: