Wheel Bearings

[Gelbster]

If this is the video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DX9iCZIVgFY
I am sure others can suggest refinements to his 'techniques' .
For example: leave the wheel on the car and the wheel on the ground to slacken the big axle nut, use the correct size breaker bar, not a cheater-pipe on a rathcet,use a punch instead of hammering a screwdriver,check the grease in the new bearing, freeze the new bearing,
clean up the other mechanisms .de-rust and carefully lube,support the weight of the brake caliper with wire,not the hydraulic hose ,use a click or beep type torque wrench, tighten progressively ,not in one shot ,brace with the tire on the ground,re-check the torque after a brief test run ,I could go on but this is seriously substandard workshop practice. Good enough for mere BMW perhaps?

[quick986]

You can use a cheap harbor freight front wheel bearing kit to do the job. Not sure if it's also a tool you could rent for free from Autozone, Oreilly etc.. I used the SIR tool and wasn't impressed. Getting the race off of the hub was the hardest part for me. Even with a great puller I wasn't able to get it to budge. Since I didn't have my Dremel handy I let a shop cut through most of it then hit it with a hammer and chisel.

You'll also get a lot more room by removing the secondary cats and if you have the means, it's a great time to install secondary bypass pipes.