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Old August 23rd 2005, 09:44
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I just got off the phone. I was talking to the porsche centre in Guilford UK parts department and thats what i found out:


trailing arm bearing 35.56 GBP each
hub 523.20 GBP each
cv 56.20 GBP each

the prices are based on my 944t trailing arms from a 1988.5 944t

bearing and cv prices are ok. I can deal with the price, but the hubs are f@%^@^&!&!!@&$%^@!#ing expensive. there is no way im willing to pay 1046.40 GBP or euros or USD for the hubs. This is outrageous
so does anybody know a good place that i could buy the hubs from?
prefered in the uk or europe

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Old August 23rd 2005, 13:28
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to make things worse i found a pair of the same trailing arms at douglas valley
for 125 GBP each + 15 GBP for shipping in the uk. I thinck im just going to buy those as well and get the best combination

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Old August 28th 2005, 05:27
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if you are converting from beetle rear brakes to 944. then the bearings are the same. you can use your bug CV's and, the bug stub axles too. the only different thing is the grease seal on the outer bearing retainer.
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the prob is that i wont be using 944 brakes at all. i got 996 rotor all around with 930 finned calipers all around. and i got the stub axles for these arms as well. i dont mind at all paying for new CVs and bearings. but now im thinking over again, i ll have to measure every thing ie rotors before i buy anything else cos i need a parking brake
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Have you tried Porsch-apart in Bury, Lancs?
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I bought the bearings from Pelican parts in the US for $48USD, the local Porsche shop wanted $135AU each for them and a bearing supply place wanted $220AU each. I got CVs, boot, boot clips and clip tool sent to me with postage for $196AU. I would recommend anyone to use Pelican parts, very good service

Why do you need a hub? I’ve heard that they are expensive, I think sway a way do them but they take a 930 CV

CVs, aren’t they Kombi style CVs?

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Why do you need a hub? I’ve heard that they are expensive, I think sway a way do them but they take a 930 CV
The hub doesn't fit directly to the CV, do you mean stub axle? (Oz, UK, US & Canada - All seperated by a common language )

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CVs, aren’t they Kombi style CVs?
That's what I'm using although I found they don't fit directly onto a T1 drive shaft so I put them on a surface grinder & made the inner part thinner. They may well fit straight on a 944 drive shaft but I was saving money
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Hi

English is a funny language, I suppose the stub axle is the thing with splines on it and the hub has the wheel nut studs in it.

With the Kombi CVs, you can counter bore them so that they fit on the shaft, its OK if they slop a little in and out.

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