BMW Front Wheel Bearing - 31206876840 - FAG

Wheel Bearing and Hub Assembly

Typically a wheel bearing is a set of steel balls within a metal ring, which is called a race. At the centre of your wheels, there is a hollow piece of metal, called a hub. The wheel bearings resides inside the hub and helps to reduce friction when the wheel spins.

Wheel Bearing and Hub Assembly Failure Symptoms

• Howling from the bearing
• Play found within the bearing
  
• Leaking Grease

FAG (Fischers Aktien-Gesellschaft) was founded in Germany in 1883 after Friedrich Fischer designed the ball grinder. The machine allowed steel balls to be ground to an absolutely round state for the first time. FAG bearings have been used in cars since they were invented. They are an OE supplier for every car manufacturer on the planet, including Audi, BMW, Porsche, and VW.

Today FAG is a division of the Schaeffler Group, which also includes INA's and LuK full line of OE and OEM components for your European vehicle.

Wheel Bearings

With its FAG brand, Schaeffler stands for a long tradition of innovation and is a leader in rolling bearing technology. From high-precision, reliable wheel bearings of various generations to complex wheel modules – with the highest demands on product development and manufactured to an uncompromisingly high quality level. With a total of more than 1,100 wheel bearing sets, the aftermarket specialists achieve market-leading coverage of the entire European fleet in this segment.