other problem wity the e46

[bimmer323i]

ok so i have another car but i us my e46 to drive to school since its 40 mns away and dont wanna put miles on the benz. so im drivin home and all of the sudden a huge grindin nois starts comin from my passengertire. i go home and see the th tire is kinda bald so i replac it but the noise didnt go away. now i notice that the whole damn tire is moving. i take off the tire and notice the rotors and pads are unusally worn out lbut only on that one tire and not the other 3. also the rotor and pads sem to move around when i fiddle with thm. i asked a friend who is also a mechanic and he said i could have a bad hub? what do u guys think is wrong? also my dash shows the abs light and the break light. and i just tried drivin it today and the rear tire started to brake when iwas not even touchin the brakr pedal


sorry for spellin mistakes. still trying to get used to the iphone

[neil1138]

iphone is normally really good at correcting spelling mistakes... I know from 90% of my forum usage being on one

[stemo76]

Originally Posted by bimmer323i

ok so i have another car but i us my e46 to drive to school since its 40 mns away and dont wanna put miles on the benz. so im drivin home and all of the sudden a huge grindin nois starts comin from my passengertire. i go home and see the th tire is kinda bald so i replac it but the noise didnt go away. now i notice that the whole damn tire is moving. i take off the tire and notice the rotors and pads are unusally worn out lbut only on that one tire and not the other 3. also the rotor and pads sem to move around when i fiddle with thm. i asked a friend who is also a mechanic and he said i could have a bad hub? what do u guys think is wrong? also my dash shows the abs light and the break light. and i just tried drivin it today and the rear tire started to brake when iwas not even touchin the brakr pedal


sorry for spellin mistakes. still trying to get used to the iphone

I am sure its your wheel bearings, just not sure if you can replace just them or if you replace the hub as a unit. don't drive it anywhere else. you can damage your spindle or weld your bearings to it.

[bimmer323i]

Originally Posted by neil1138

iphone is normally really good at correcting spelling mistakes... I know from 90% of my forum usage being on one

i shut off the spell check feature, because i also type in other language, and it automatically tries to correct that so it becomes annoying after a while.

ps- i now hate my e46, cannot wait to get rid of it! first my tranny goes out, then my camshaft position sensors shut off on me, my window regulators are messed up after just 1.5 years, and now this stupide hub/bearing.

[Sammko18]

Originally Posted by bimmer323i

i shut off the spell check feature, because i also type in other language, and it automatically tries to correct that so it becomes annoying after a while.

ps- i now hate my e46, cannot wait to get rid of it! first my tranny goes out, then my camshaft position sensors shut off on me, my window regulators are messed up after just 1.5 years, and now this stupide hub/bearing.

its bad luck...ur definitely in the minority here with all those problems going wrong at the same time...tho the automatic trannys are crap for that year

[TrippinBimmer]

Changing the bearings on the E46 is not that bad. Just need the right tools... Also, If u need Rotors and Pads. Hit up Bimmer Brakes in my sig. He can help u out...;D

-TrippinBimmer