Rear Wheel Bearing Difference, Comparison that may have caused my failures |
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Rear Wheel Bearing Difference, Comparison that may have caused my failures |
914Sixer |
Jan 15 2017, 03:50 PM
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914 Guru Group: Members Posts: 8,882 Joined: 17-January 05 From: San Angelo Texas Member No.: 3,457 Region Association: Southwest Region |
For months now I have maintained there is a big difference in the quality of the new rear bearings verses the original ones. Today I had time to compare an original FAG (Germany)and a new SKF (Italy) bearing shells. MY conclusion is what I suspected, the new ones are NOT the same. I took pictures and measurements to document what I saw. I hope the pictures let you see the difference. Guess which one is the original German one!
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Krieger |
Jan 15 2017, 06:35 PM
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Advanced Member Group: Members Posts: 4,712 Joined: 24-May 04 From: Santa Rosa CA Member No.: 2,104 Region Association: None |
I am new to this discussion, but may be a victim. There is an obvious visual and measurable difference in the two parts your measuring, but overall don't they go by OD/ID and some sort of load rating? I had heard that these are the same bearings they use in Boxster. If so, is the bearing held in the same way?
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ConeDodger |
Jan 15 2017, 08:08 PM
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Apex killer! Group: Members Posts: 23,589 Joined: 31-December 04 From: Tahoe Area Member No.: 3,380 Region Association: Northern California |
I am new to this discussion, but may be a victim. There is an obvious visual and measurable difference in the two parts your measuring, but overall don't they go by OD/ID and some sort of load rating? I had heard that these are the same bearings they use in Boxster. If so, is the bearing held in the same way? That's what Brad Roberts tells me. It's a Boxster part so it should be a Porsche parts counter part. |
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