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BMW wheel bearing removal tool
TOK:
Never worked on a BMW, but I suspect the extra expense somehow involves how the hubs are connected to the rear, since it's a rear wheel drive car with independent suspension.
I was taken aback by your comment of it not being expensive to own... 5 grand in 4 years is very high in my opinion.
Dervacumen:
--- Quote from: TOK on May 04, 2007, 11:48:49 am ---Never worked on a BMW, but I suspect the extra expense somehow involves how the hubs are connected to the rear, since it's a rear wheel drive car with independent suspension.
I was taken aback by your comment of it not being expensive to own... 5 grand in 4 years is very high in my opinion.
--- End quote ---
I think you're right about the way the hubs are connected.
But I've had the car for 10 years (1997-2007), not 4. So with the exception of the 90% failure rate on the head gasket which I figured was inevitable (and really expensive) , very little else has gone wrong. A few tubes here and there, a fuel rail, a battery, the same piece of body trim 3 times, a windshiled and another wheel bearing.
danny_galaga:
im surprised by the wheel bearings actually. normally the wheel bearings seem to last longer than the car! its one of those components that is just impossible to engineer a lower life cycle. unless its something russian, but then its not deliberate!
also, if you wanna own a luxury car, you have to be prepared to pay the luxury running expenses ;)
Samstag:
Have you tried renting the tool from Autozone or another parts shop? If they have it, rental is usually pretty reasonable.
DrewKaree:
What Samstag said. Dunno if you've got AutoZone, but you've got PepBoys, and I know I saw a commercial on some show that talked about them renting tools out.
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