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Re: E30 wheel bearings

At 03:05 AM 11/13/98 -0500, Alex wrote:
>	All E30 bearings get replaced between 100-160K miles. 
>	This is something to keep in mind when shopping for a used E30 in
>that milage range - how many new wheel bearings does it have? At $200/per
>bearing, you are looking at $800 outlay. This is really not a DIY job since
>you need a $300+ in tools alone to do it.

Wow!,

I thought the E30's were very similar to the E28's.  Why are the bearings
so much more (my front w/ABS cost me $75 from a friend, probably around
$100 otherwise) than the E28's. What tool do you need other than a puller
($50)?

Inquiring minds want to know.

TIA

Jerry Chyo
'88 M5
'72 tii

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