Cheaper quattro wheel bearings.

[Livolsi, Stephane]

When I needed a wheel bearing for my 5KTQ I was in intensive care for 2
weeks after I found out the price of a "rear wheel bearing for an 86
Audi 5000 Turbo Quattro"  When I got out of the hospital I went to a
bearing and heavy equipment place, Kaman Bearing I think, and he looked
up the specifications for the wheel bearing in one book(inside dia,
outside dia, ball arrangement, etc), got a part number out of another
book, an viola! A top quality exact replacement bearing for....drum roll
please.......half the cost.  It pays to shop around and think outside
the regular supply chains.

Stephane Livolsi
Williams Lake, BC, Canada
86 5KTQ (If you don't know what it means, you aren't in the club)

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>From: 	Russell T. Neyhart[SMTP:rneyhart at sover.net]
>Sent: 	October 7, 2000 1:42 AM
>To: 	kevin rudisill; quattro at audifans.com
>Subject: 	Re: Cheaper quattro wheel bearings.
>
>Hi Kevin,
>    It's kind of hard to say if you'd get the same bearing cheaper if the
>parts folks thought it was for a different car, but here's a quick list (up
>to 1987) of cars to try.
>Russ
>
>Alfa Romeo Alfetta (rear) 1975-1976
>Alfa Romeo 2000 GTV & Sedan (rear) 1977-1979
>Alfa Romeo GTV6 (rear) 1981-1986
>Audi 100LS (front) 1975-1977
>Audi 5000 (front) 1978-1985, it changes halfway through 1986
>BMW 325 (rear) 1986-1987 including M3
>Porsche 911 1969-1973 (rear), up to 6/73
>Porsche 914 & 914/6 (rear) 1970-1976
>Saab 900 (front) 1981-1987 including Turbo
>
>