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dubrict
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 Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:43 am Post subject: karmann ghia hub assembly? |
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I'm starting to suspect that a previous owner of my '79 924 installed the front spindle and rotors from a karmann ghia/vw type 3 on my car. This is based on the fact that the wheel bearings for a 4-lug 924 are too large for my spindle, and based on the limited information I can dig up by searching the part numbers on my old wheel bearings.
Does anybody know if such a thing is possible? I wouldn't be surprised if it was, but I haven't heard of anybody doing it..
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dubrict
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 10:53 am Post subject: |
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Part numbers on my old bearings:
Front inner: L45449 on left. FAG 518772A on right
Front outer: FAG KLM11749
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 1:17 pm Post subject: |
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The Karmann Ghia parts/Type 3 pr Beetle front parts would not fit. Al of the 4 lug VW's had the wrong bolt patters as well. The 924 is 4 x 108mm and the VW is 4 x 130 the same circle as the 5 lug Porsche. Even the late Super Beetle spindles and rotors would not fit.
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maybeoneday
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| Posted: Tue Aug 18, 2015 4:25 pm Post subject: |
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The FAG part numbers are the correct bearings they are tapered so check they are facing the correct way, also check your new parts are correctly supplied. Not 100% sure what is too big or too small but maybe it's worth checking for excess wear too.
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dubrict
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It looks like the correct bearings for my stud are a SET1 for the outer, and a SET8 for the inner. These are the bearings that autozone, advance auto, and rockauto have listed for a 5-lug hub, however mine is a 4-lug. So either everybody has the part numbers reversed, or my car is some kind of oddball.
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Fasteddie313
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Pics so we can see and I'm sure some guru will tell you what you have going on..
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!tom
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| dubrict wrote: | | It looks like the correct bearings for my stud are a SET1 for the outer, and a SET8 for the inner. These are the bearings that autozone, advance auto, and rockauto have listed for a 5-lug hub, however mine is a 4-lug. So either everybody has the part numbers reversed, or my car is some kind of oddball. |
When I asked for new bearings when I still had 4-lugs, the parts guy gave me bearings that were too big (I'm assuming they were the right size for 5-lug). I got the right size by bringing the old bearings in.
There have been several things wrong in the FLAPS parts database.
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