Anyone know the generic part # for rear wheel bearings?, And what shall I do while the arms are off? Options

[stugray]

Years ago, I needed to replace the bearings on either my Ghia or 914, and the VW dealer wanted an arm & leg for OEM.

I took the part number from the bearing and called a local bearing specialty house in Denver, and they had the exact same part for less than 1/4 of what the dealer wanted.

Anyone know a cross ref. part number for rear wheel bearings?

How about the dozens of bearings on ebay? Any good?
Any ideas for the best deal?

Oh, and what is the deal with the rear bearing seals?
The manual states that if these are damaged, the entire trailing arm needs to be replaced...

While I'm at it. Both arms are off and I am cleaning them up.
What does everyone suggest I do while I have them off?

I plan on painting them, but what else should I do while I'm at it?

I have the welder at the ready, so I could do some reinforcing too.

Stu

[stugray]

"513106"

Now that's what I'm talking about!
Found them for $20 each!

Thanks! I could probably find them at an industrial supply even cheaper, but they cannot cross-reference the number above. Any chance there is another number like NA107464 or something similar?

If I remember they were only ~$10 ea last time, but that was almost 20 years ago.

Here is another bearing related question:
The bearings feel fine and turn very smoothly out of the car.
However since I want to cleanup & strengthen the arms, I needed to break them all the way down.

I knocked the spindles out using a 30mm socket and a hammer since I was planning on replacing the bearings anyway.

Does this damage the bearings ( as opposed to pressing them out )? ....should I just reuse them for now?

Stu