BMW E46 Wheel Bearing & Parking Brake Repair 

Young man you have a very bright future on you tube. Not only are you a great mechanic but you have the ability to teach. I'm a old man who has several bmws and I am really grateful for all your hard work. Keep them coming.

Great entertainment as always. Wish that I lived in a rust free area. Had to do this job on a rusty e46 outside in the snow. Still have nightmares about it. Your videos make it look so easy.

The content keeps getting better and informative! Thank you😁 Just purchased new brake shoes for my baby!

Even though I’m a pretty big vw fan I find myself watching all your BMW vids lol they’re just too interesting! My new favorite channel man, keep it up!

You’re such a good teacher. I just bought a 2001 325si and am fixing it up myself. I watch your videos non stop now 👍🏻😁 I get frustrated and come back inside & you make me want to go back & try again. ❤ Thanks🏆

This is gonna be the best E46 in the US soon, I'm looking forward to it :)

iam from germany and i love your videos

I split my chin open with a pair of side cutters removing a cotter pin on a front wheel bearing job. My friend super glued it shut and that was that lol.

Glad I found your channel and I watched every single video about you fixing BMWs. I learnt car DIY because the 2009 e90 I bought 2nd hand, it's a fun car to drive and fix (not the water pump / thermostat replacement though) :)

I want to see a video on mushroom hunting. I used to do that when I lived in Russia but I am in AZ now and not much mushroom hunting here.

👍👍👍 great job bimer brother That is a fair price for the car Say hi to sage 🐶🐶

for sure, not only will you get better brake parts ordering online, they'll be cheaper, I'd suggest that to anyone if you have the time to wait for a shipment, do that instead

Great work as always man! Thanks for explaining everything so calm. This is so useful for those wanting to do it at home. Or have to, since there aren't good shops around. At least your dogs are big enough to not crawl in a car, like one of our cata did. She managed to get herself stuck on a control arm I think, was quite some work to get her out again (I had no tools back then). But she did learn; that car was sold, I bought my current E46 and she hasn't been near it lol.

Now I know how to replace my wheel bearing, thanks for the videos on this e46.

Nice job. Please explain the cog shaped part of brake assembly and adjustment. Thanks. Look forward to more e46 refreshes.

Love the channel and all the vids, keep them coming!

This car would make a great LS swap candidate

Hughhh, oh yeahhhh!! You’re the best my man, can’t wait to watch you continue growing the channel! Currently going through my 01 5 sp tannin rot 325, lots of the same projects. Just finally had to cut my axle nut off after 3-5 days of hernias 😂😂 Started watching your brother as well, been planning a shop for a while now, definitely a huge help. Welcome to Sage ❤️🙌

As much as i enjoyed the video you missed some main points. First and foremost, torque specs! That's soooo important when working on cars. The axle nuts need to be tightened to over 200 lb/ft, not just a few hits with an impact gun. I also feel you downplayed getting the hub out and getting the axle back in. Both jobs are really struggles in a car that sees winter roads. Last thing I'll mention is there is a procedure for rear parking brake adjustment, you might get away with not following it but it shouldn't be ignored. Hope you take my comment positively, my intention is to help you improve your content!

Love the channel man .. really enjoy watching your videos .. I miss my old e46 325 .. i did the expansion tank (twice ) transmission thermostat (twice too ) hmmm like 2 water pumps , thermostats , water hose (all ) serpentine belt , gaskets , coils , and since the car was from Ohio the Parking brake was rusted and done .. it was easy to delete everything and no more parking brake and since it was An automatic well I say it’s fine since there’s no hills where I live .. at the last time I have a problem with the brake booster .. I hear this noise but I never have the change to fix that and damage the abs .. I put the car for down payment and got now a F30 335i but the plan it’s to get a e46 and maybe a zHp ..😁

You can actually turn the shoe adjuster with a screwdriver through one of the holes in the rotor ( brake disc in UK ) without having to remove it. 🙂🇺🇸🇬🇧

This was great! I’m jealous of your tool organizational skills. I need to remedy my box and buy a few organizers.

Extraordinary detail ! Super helpful !! I learned lots !!! Thanks mate . 👊🏼 🔥

You are doing a great job very helpful I do have 3 BMW's and some Mini's everything you have posted I can use. I can't believe you have reply to all my comments, I hope you get so many comments it will be impossible to reply to all. Happy Thanks Giving 2023 . and thank you for being thorough.

Great as always 👍

Bro you are awesome I wish you were in NC I need your help on my 330xi 2004 lol

Great video as always. When you adjusted those drum brakes, how much clearance do you leave between the rotor? For gloves, I like the Mechanix textured nitrile or for re-usable I rock the Milwaukee nitrile dipped cut resistant ones.

Cant yo use a rubber mallet to tap the axle in to the hub ?

Other e46 is much better, but this one's sweet also 😁🤙🏻

I almost changed the wheel bearing on my BMW e46, i did it in an authorized workshop. But I still have that bad bearing dot sound. What could be another problem?

where are you lifting the car ? Can you safely do that ouside the pads or the subframe ?

Hey quick question, I'm having issues with my parking brake and was wondering if you know why after putting the hardware why the whole system moves when I Attempt to adjust it

good video

Buy the venom steel gloves there good

Do you ever have a concern for over torquing the axle nut when using an impact gun? Is there as much of an issue if an axle nut were to be over torqued?

I heard if you replace on side its recommended to replace the other? This true? Trying to start my wheel bearing/wheel hug project.

i was just about to advise you to wear a mask when doing breaks, when i saw you show us the dirty cleanex from your nose. haha.

Where do you jack in the middle of the car?

Dont you have to grease the bearings?

Press in wheel bearings suck wish every manufacturer moved to hub assemblies

Diamond touch gloves work well but aren't cheap.

Tools for bearing?

Hey…my mechanic just fucked up my rear abs while changing the bearing may be he just put wrong brand bearing which is not providing magnetic signals to sensor. So i am getting good deal on FAG bearing which has magnetic encoder on it. So is this a good brand?

How much did you ask

I see you're missing the sunroof motor cover, if you want to send me a private message i'll send you one, i have a few of them in that color.

Back sucks. Front are easy.

Have you messed with the vacuum hoses on the e46 I know most of the hoses are dry rotted if haven’t bin replaced ...... my e46 is currently misfiring like a mf from those vacuum hoses lol