Necessary preliminary work:
Release screws (1).
Remove wheel bearing.
Installation note: Replace screws.
Installation note: Keep contact surface (2) of wheel bearing/wheel carrier clean and free from oil and grease.
BMW X3 Service & Repair Manual > Driveline+Axles: Specified grease
GREASE FOR PROPELLER SHAFT (FLEXIBLE COUPLING (RUBBER DOUGHNUT) CENTER
BEARING AND SPLINE END)
Use one of the following greases for greasing the propeller shaft center bearing or locating pin of the
transmission output flange and the splines of the propeller shaft spline end.
GREASE FOR PROPELLE ...