Type 44 rear suspension parts interchange?

[Dave C]

I think I've figured out the answer ... the housings are different and would
not interchange.

The 87 axle is secured with a nut.  The 89 is secured with a bolt, and the
housings are different right there.


On Fri, Aug 26, 2011 at 1:45 AM, frank j. bauer <frankbauer at thevine.net>wrote:

> the following reply is not specific to your bearing housing:
> in general, the 2nd and 3rd group of "numbers" (505 432A) define the part
> and the 1st group (443/4A0) define the platform.
> aamof that is the preferred sort order for parts lists.
> quite often i have had in hand otherwise identical parts that differed only
> in the 1st 3 digits.
> ymmv...
>
> iirc specifically for the bearing housing, there was an early change due to
> slight differences in the suspension design.
> i think this change occurred between 86 & 87.
> you might be able to verify this on ETKA.
> almost 15 years ago i did a suspension upgrade and complete rebuild on a
> grey market 86 tqw, so i had that completely apart and was expert at the
> time.
> i remember there being a few parts that were not interchangeable throughout
> that range.
>
> btw the t44 rear suspension is a sophisticated design.
>
> frank
>
>
> Dave C wrote:
>
>> Greetings,
>>
>> I have a bad wheel bearing in the rear of my 87 5ktq and want to replace
>> it
>> ASAP due to a planned trip a few days from now.  I thought it was tire
>> noise, but learned today it is a failing bearing, and pretty far gone.  So
>> I'm considering my options.
>>
>> I don't have a replacement bearing on hand, and time is short.
>>
>> But I do have a complete rear suspension from an 89 200Q, with good
>> bearings, and wonder if I could swap the wheel bearing housing from it
>> onto
>> my 87.  ETKA shows different part numbers for the bearing housings which
>> raises an obvious question about whether this would work.
>>
>> For the 87 it's 443 505 432A
>> For the 89 it's 4A0 505 432A
>>
>> Does anyone know if these can be interchanged?
>>
>
>