One of our members, Mike V., has put together a discussion on his efforts to replace bearings in his snowflake rims:
http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?46970-Wheel-Bearing-Replacement-Snowflakes
He's also working closely with Snowbum on this, so maybe in time, additional info will be released.
On the /6 wheels, you have the advantage of having steel innards...the snowflakes and /7 rims have aluminum. You can learn a lot about your bearings but reading what Duane Ausherman has written here:
http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/wheel_bearing/
http://forums.bmwmoa.org/showthread.php?46970-Wheel-Bearing-Replacement-Snowflakes
He's also working closely with Snowbum on this, so maybe in time, additional info will be released.
On the /6 wheels, you have the advantage of having steel innards...the snowflakes and /7 rims have aluminum. You can learn a lot about your bearings but reading what Duane Ausherman has written here:
http://w6rec.com/duane/bmw/wheel_bearing/