10-13-2023, 08:43 PM | #24 |
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Small update. Got the hubs in yesterday. BimmerWorld is awesome - 6 days to Japan and the kit looks wicked. $800 shipped with all hardware.
The hubs themselves are a meaty piece of kit! Can’t wait to get this done once and for all. I do have a question thought: seeing as I’ll be pre-pressing the hubs and simply pulling the old hub/bearing assembly off, how hard is it to get this new hub assembly on? As you can see from the last shot, my rear end brake/hub assembly is toast, so I’m replacing absolutely everything. Do I need a spline puller for that job? If I punch out the old hub assembly from the back so it pops off the spline, surely reinstallation of the new hub is just as simple? Fingers crossed! 🤞🏻 |
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12-15-2023, 01:13 AM | #27 | |
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12-15-2023, 09:58 AM | #28 | |
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Like i mentioned. That 60$ is beyond worth it for the proper tools and ease. I would not have been able to do it without them. Even with some ingenuity. The parts did not want to separate and come back together. That is with zero corrosion/rust/grime of a California car too.
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TC Kline coilovers and camber plates, Apex 18" EC-7, Conti ECF 295r/275f, monoball thrustarms, SPL toe arms, Powerflex diff bushings/bracket, AP Racing 9660, Project Mu H21, Spiegler brake lines, AA midpipe, VTT crankhub, VRSF charge/j pipe, Turner tray, BM3 CS Youtube: Driver407 |
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12-15-2023, 10:14 AM | #29 | |
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Axle gets stuck inside the hub about 1 inch too short to get the axle nut on. That tool fits inside of the space available and pulls it out. I too thought there should be some way to do it tool-less. After an hour of fighting it. I ordered the tool and did it in 5 mins or less when it showed up next day. Between getting the axle out of the hub and getting it back on. One or both of those are bound to stump you.
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TC Kline coilovers and camber plates, Apex 18" EC-7, Conti ECF 295r/275f, monoball thrustarms, SPL toe arms, Powerflex diff bushings/bracket, AP Racing 9660, Project Mu H21, Spiegler brake lines, AA midpipe, VTT crankhub, VRSF charge/j pipe, Turner tray, BM3 CS Youtube: Driver407 |
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12-15-2023, 10:50 AM | #30 |
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This thread is invaluable. For me, i will stick to the lighter weight hubs since my F80 is not a track car. I've done rear swaps on other cars and getting axle out of the hub and the bearing race off the hub is always a PITA. I hope my axles come out easily...
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12-15-2023, 12:41 PM | #33 |
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Look back on page one at my other post. Pics of them and info.
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TC Kline coilovers and camber plates, Apex 18" EC-7, Conti ECF 295r/275f, monoball thrustarms, SPL toe arms, Powerflex diff bushings/bracket, AP Racing 9660, Project Mu H21, Spiegler brake lines, AA midpipe, VTT crankhub, VRSF charge/j pipe, Turner tray, BM3 CS Youtube: Driver407 |
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12-15-2023, 12:44 PM | #34 | |
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Tried hammering backside of axle lightly/evenly with rubber mallet. Tried block of wood + hammer for more oomph. Hitting any harder woulda broken something. Just was ever too short to pull it through hub face or even put the axle nut on and just fasten it through. Tool was required.
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TC Kline coilovers and camber plates, Apex 18" EC-7, Conti ECF 295r/275f, monoball thrustarms, SPL toe arms, Powerflex diff bushings/bracket, AP Racing 9660, Project Mu H21, Spiegler brake lines, AA midpipe, VTT crankhub, VRSF charge/j pipe, Turner tray, BM3 CS Youtube: Driver407 |
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12-16-2023, 08:35 AM | #35 |
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*edit* - I took a look at this tool on the 1st page. How did it help with disassembly? Is it a driveshaft related issue?
Is it what you used to break the axle spline free from the rear hub? That would make sense... even more so considering mine are completely fubar. Last edited by 7tune; 12-16-2023 at 02:27 PM.. |
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01-09-2024, 07:43 PM | #36 | |
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I wanted to thank everyone for their respective contributions to this DIY. Although I have an M2C, I was able to get through it without too much difficulty.
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TLDR: You can use a hammer to bring the axle through the bearing assembly. The tool would work well, I’m sure. |
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02-25-2024, 04:31 PM | #37 |
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I am doing this now. Easy way for me to push the axle out was to loosen the axle nuts and hit the impact rated socket with a hammer. Then back the nut off a bit more and hit it again.
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