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andy-mcq

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  1. that focus is awesome, theres one similar around were i live, not you? (liverpool)
  2. a friend of mine uses them and had no probs, i havnt yet. ive used GSF though, only thing to do would ring them all up and see what prices are like
  3. sorry i couldnt get the pics to work
  4. hope this works, just found this Tools needed Jack and jackstands 10mm deep socket 16mm socket 17mm deep socket 32 or 36mm socket 46mm socket 3/8 and 1/2 ratchet - long handles help 1/2 impact wrench (not necessary tho.. otherwise 1/2 long breaker bar) 6mm hex deadblow hammer hand impact driver (not necessary but helps with rusted brake retainer bolt) prybar or large screwdriver long centering punch or the like 3/8 and 1/2 drive torque wrenches or ones to cover 10 lb ft to well over 200 lb ft 1 Jack car up and place on jackstands 2 using impact wrench and 17mm socket remove front wheel 3 using 3/8 long ratchet and 16mm short socket remove caliper retaining bolts 4 remove brake caliper and suspend with wire from strut being careful to not bend the brake hose 5 grab hand impact driver with hex and remove brake disc retaining bolt 6 use prybar/punch or screwdriver to gently pry off hub cover 7 take center punch or screwdriver and use small hammer to tap out the pressed in portion of the hub nut 8 when done pushing out the pressed in portion it should look like this 9 use 1/2 impact and 46mm socket to remove hub nut - alternatively you could use 18 inch or larger 1/2 ratchet or breaker bar and still easily get this nut off 10 once you get the large hub nut off it looks like this 11 grab a slide hammer or wheel hub press tool and start building your hub removal tool 12 I like to use a slide hammer so it looks like this... or if you want to use a hub press removal tool with a wrench to press it out it might look something like this 13 one nice whack with the slide hammer and you should get off the hub and bearing which might just leave the inner race and you will also see this view of the spindle 14 use a dremel or long and thin two jaw puller to get off the inner race I used a two jaw puller so it looked like this 15 all thats left is the spindle, rear seal cover and brake disc cover so use a punch or something thin to press/gently tap out the inner seal cover to clean it and also the surrounds of the spindle assembly (not required but we all want to do this right) 16 use a 10mm deep socket to remove the 3 bolts holding the rear brake cover in order to clean it and remove any accumulated junk that might be held in the assembly near the abs sensor and rear seal cover 17 clean up the spindle and get ready to get on to the install 18 grab your new front wheel bearing and using a 32 or 36mm socket gently press/tap on the new wheel bearing - I used a 36mm socket and gently tapped it on with a deadblow. You might get lucky and be able to slide on the new bearing by hand. Be careful not to separate the front and rear inner races while installing as you might introduce grit into the new bearing and that might cause an early demise. 19 after you have it tapped on far enough you should be looking at something like this 20 now you can install and torque the hub nut to specs - check Bentley for your model. Mine was 214 lb ft. 21 now using a punch or like dent in the outer portion of the hub nut as a safety precaution 22 I like to use anti seize on the hub and surround so that brake discs are easy to remove so I lightly coat the hub 23 reinstall the brake disc and torque the retaining bolt to 12 lb ft or per Bentley for your model and then reinstall caliper and torque the caliper to the spindle per Bentley (81 lb ft for my 01 325) 24 clean the hub cover and apply light coat of anti seize on the lip and then gently tap it on with a deadblow hope this helps some how, it seems you need a bmw tool for it but looks like you can make one fairly easy
  5. doesnt seem to say anything about changing them, just shows how to tell if there gone! which is wierd, il keep looking. its most likly me, im not awake yet :huh:
  6. welcome to the forum to B)
  7. always worth a go yourself , if you can do oil service etc cant see it being a problem. do you have a haynes manual? if not get one, first thing i buy for any car now :D il have a look in mine later and see what it says
  8. yep il evan third that! i think the stig should be laid to rest now. just have some one like her racing the cars around the track B) hmmmm, seeing as im not allowed on the roads, wonder if theyl let me do it, loads of aggresion has built up over the last 7-8 months :P
  9. welcome to the forum, excellent choices in cars there :D would love a mk1 myself for dry use only, defo a classic car
  10. <object width="640" height="385"><param name="movie" value="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param'>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704?fs=1&hl=en_GB"></param><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true"></param><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always"></param><embed src="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_tG3Tx1e704?fs=1&hl=en_GB" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowscriptaccess="always" allowfullscreen="true" width="640" height="385"></embed></object> that didnt work! heres a link
  11. lol^^, my megane had it every 6-12 months depending on mileage
  12. haha i no the feeling! got my oil and filter sitting in the shed :D
  13. has any one seen this before apparently this bloke didnt change his oil for 40k!!! then when some one came to help him it turned out to be around 60k!!!!!! he hadnt changed it for :blink: MADNESS http://forums.bimmerforums.com/forum/showthread.php?t=1281659
  14. andy-mcq posted a topic in Oils, Fuels & MPG
    whats every ones thoughts on this product? i personally didnt notice a difference when ive used it ive got a few bottles you see as i got a multipack from costco! think ive actually got enough to last me my whole life :blink:
  15. can every one posting a for sale thread please include a price in the thread title please. also make sure you include the price in the thread including if open to offers etc if a item is wanted, please include ''wanted then item'' in the thread title. cheers Andy
  16. a stripped out supercharged m3 would be a ace track day toy B) then another one to tow it home :D
  17. yeah id well swap, then sell it and buy shed loads of M3s :P
  18. talking of quads!! me at around 14-15 i think, so about 10 years ago suzuki LT80, i was a bit big for it really but it was sooo much fun B)
  19. looks a decent rack. mine was £100 but when you have two bikes worth over £4k on them 100 isnt that much lol i did go halfs with a friend on mine though
  20. andy-mcq replied to G4VHD's topic in Wheels & Tyres
    id imagine they fit fine with a 235 35 tyre? would you be lowering as well as itl look like its most likely on stilts, a nice 30mm drop really looks good im planning on a 30 are 40mm drop on mine one day B)
  21. what one did you go for? only one i found that fit my megane was a saris bones great bike rack, once attached it will happily take all my wieght and you can move the car around with it.
  22. saw your pics on facebook lol, i went the pub to watch liverpool (sadly) win against bolton. all the GFS had a little party with the kids in her mates which was ok. little !Removed! didnt evan knock at ours though, and we had sweets!, ungratful little F^ks :unsure: went and knocked on me mates, thinking he was upstairs hiding as his telly wasnt on but cars were there, he had actually hung a black towel over his door so it looked like the lights were off!! couldnt understand this as he had sweets for the kids to! just wants them for himself :D
  23. any members into there bikes? id love a proper motorbike, ducati's have got to be my fave. my dads got a honda vfr800, lovly bike done my cbt and had a speedfight but sold it after a few months , had a work van so stoped using the scooter. had this when i had the megane, work was only 5 miles down the road so scooter was to save money. shame i got made redundant few weeks after getting it, still sold it for £75 more than what i paid so all good now on to my baby , had this for 3 years now and still love it, cracking bit of kit. its a 2007 bionicon edison ltd recently done a respray on it , but im thinking of changing the color again :lol: shes not fully built up here but you get the idea, needs a few bits sorting on her to, new chain is in the post. bottom bracket needs changing and going to be getting rid of the front gears so itl only be a 9 speed instead of 27 B) any one else got anything?
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