Vilhuer

According to local SKF dealer, SKF has stopped making VKBA 955 rear wheel bearing kit and there are only 19 kits left in warehouse in Belgium. There is no info available of possible replacement. Anyone know anything about that? Is SKF only source for correct size bearing?

Mrmerlin

are not the 928 rear wheel bearings the same ones made for one or more of the 911 series cars???

Jim bailey - 928 International

correction I was in error the same bearing is used on the 96 911 rear

ROG100

I checked my two main sources and one is out of stock and the other has about 50.
I have 10 in stock.
Porsche has non in Germany and 10 in Atlanta.
Also used on the 94 to 98 993.
SKF is the only OEM I know of
I might invest in some wheel bearing futures 8>0

Jim bailey - 928 International

Since it fits the 94-98 993 , thousands of expensive valuable cars .....it would be weird for that to just go away...

ROG100

Hi Jim,
Glad to see you are awake - its used on the 94 to 98 993 acording to my info from Porsche.
I guess there are a lot more 993's than 928's so maybe a new source will surface.
I've got 10 how many you got?
Between us we should be able to keep a few cars going for a while 8>)
Best,
Roger

Jim bailey - 928 International

we keep 6 to 16 in stock at all times ... that may change.

NickT

I'll keep my one safe then :-)

sharkmeister85

I don't recall seeing many posts here about these bearings needing replacement. Are you seeing more calls for these and what are they worth?
Glenn

Mike Simard

I thought these were widely used. I believe Kirkham uses them in their Cobras, is that where they're all going? Is it SKF # BAHB636161C ?

Vilhuer

If its true its even stranger decision since since 993 doubles the market. There were little under 58000 of them made. Together with 61000 928's thats 240000 possible bearings which need to be changed maybe every 10 or 20 years. Even with 30 years change cycle thats 8000 bearings per year. Counting in destroyed cars and low miles they should still be able to sell maybe thousand bearings each year.

Jim bailey - 928 International

for many years we almost never sold ANY !!! but the last 5 years or so we sell quite a few..@ $95

Jim bailey - 928 International

I sold Kirkham their first "928" wheel bearings

Mike Simard

BTW, Kirkham's using those on the front wheels. Why did they choose the 928 specific one? With the popularity of 930 CV joints in projects, are 930 wheel bearings an option for customs?

mj1pate

Regarding this situation, my first impulse was, "Hey, I'd bettter get one on hand". But, this might only seem to complicate the matter. I don't need one, and the potential purchasers are mostly on this listing. If a hoarding related M.O. develops, it will only make obtaining items like this more difficult in the future. Thoughts?

Mike