Type 44 rear suspension parts interchange?

[Chris Semple]

It's not. You'll see it's got a stepped internal race, you'll need a 
straight one for the 5ktq.

-Cheers
-Chris Semple
Concord NH
'84 4000q
      '02 Allroad 6spd
           '99 A4qA 1.8T
                '08 E350 Club
> Now I have more options ...
>
> My preference is to replace the bearing on the car as Mark said.  I do have
> the Schley kit for doing it.
>
> I also have a couple of new SKF bearings in my parts stash for the departed
> 89 200Q, but I don't know if they would work.
>
> They are p/n 4D0 407 625E (SKF p/n BAH-11D).  It's just the bearing, not a
> kit, so no replacement circlip, etc
>
> Can someone tell me if this is the correct bearing for an 87 5kTQ.
>
> If not, I'll go down the street today to see if I can get the correct
> bearing.
> Thanks!
>
>
>
> 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?
>>>
>>
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