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slivel
post Jul 3 2006, 10:02 AM
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I've searched the web for rear wheel bearings and find that Performance Products has the best price that I could find but don't they say who the manufacturer of the bearings is. I want to stay with a US or German bearing. Does anyone know if Perf Products bearings are quality bearings?

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post Jul 3 2006, 10:10 AM
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post Jul 3 2006, 10:11 AM
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Buy it from GPR. PProds bearings are probably German or Swedish, but why support a megacorp that barely cares about 914s? BTW, "American" bearings are likely to be reboxed European parts. FAG or SKF are the generally available and good quality parts. The Cap'n
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post Jul 3 2006, 10:28 AM
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You can also buy them from the dealer.

ALL 1997-99 Boxsters run them front and rear.

I agree about the mega corp thing.

GPR is a 914 friendly business.


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post Jul 3 2006, 01:27 PM
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You want FAGs....SKFs SUX.
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post Jul 3 2006, 01:52 PM
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Minor hijack. Here's a picture showing the placement of spacers to use 911 hubs in 914 control arms.

The outer spacer (PMPCASPO) goes between the hub and the bearings. I didn't need the inner spacer.


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post Jul 3 2006, 01:55 PM
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Did you do that drawing?


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post Jul 3 2006, 01:56 PM
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I got mine HERE.

Super fast delivery.
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post Jul 3 2006, 02:06 PM
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post Jul 3 2006, 02:08 PM
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Cool. You have mad skills.


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post Jul 3 2006, 02:20 PM
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QUOTE(J P Stein @ Jul 3 2006, 12:27 PM) *

You want FAGs....SKFs SUX.


Never had a problem with either in over 30 years. The Cap'n
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post Jul 3 2006, 02:23 PM
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Somewhere along the line, I *think* there was a bum batch of SKF's. Bontempi ran across some.

I have used both, but prefer the FAG's since I had to deal some bad SKF's out of the box.

I guess it kinda depends on how many wheel bearings you are doing over a course of a year. With all the AutoX cars + road racing cars I dealt with, we would replace both rears once a year (the fast guy's)


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post Jul 3 2006, 02:37 PM
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I had one. Bout .04 lateral slop....course ya don't know that till you put 250 ft/lbs of torque on the big effin' nut at the end of the job. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/headbang.gif)

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post Jul 3 2006, 05:20 PM
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QUOTE(Brad Roberts @ Jul 3 2006, 01:23 PM) *

Somewhere along the line, I *think* there was a bum batch of SKF's. Bontempi ran across some.

I have used both, but prefer the FAG's since I had to deal some bad SKF's out of the box.

I guess it kinda depends on how many wheel bearings you are doing over a course of a year. With all the AutoX cars + road racing cars I dealt with, we would replace both rears once a year (the fast guy's)


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Mine have been on the car (track only) for about 5 years and they were definitely ready for replacement. The castle nut on the left side had rotated about 1/8 turn and almost severed the cotter pin. Just ordered replacements from here: http://catalog.eautopartscatalog.com/
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post Jul 4 2006, 08:29 AM
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QUOTE(Cloudbuster @ Jul 3 2006, 03:52 PM) *

Minor hijack. Here's a picture showing the placement of spacers to use 911 hubs in 914 control arms.

The outer spacer (PMPCASPO) goes between the hub and the bearings. I didn't need the inner spacer.


Is this so you can use the later (alloy arm) hubcentric parts that use the wider bearing? Are these spacers available? Where? $?
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