Rear 348/355 wheel bearings

I'm sure I will be interested at some point, probably in the not too distant future. I was just wondering how much life mine have left. I think the right rear is getting a little noisy.

 

Back when I did mine, I bought them from Applied. http://www.applied.com/

 

Not off the top of my head. Search the parts interchange thread, I think it's in there?

What I did was took the old one to Applied. They mic'd it and went off the number stamped on the outter race. I don't remember if I replaced it with an SKF or a Timken. But the bearing I used was for the early 348's. The later year had a different rear hub. Run a search of the archives, as I do remember some one replacing the rear bearings on their 355 a couple years ago.

Best thing to do chubba is just take your old one with you and have them match it.

 

Looked up the skf numbers for your lazy butt.

SKF # 62209-2RS1
or
SKF # 62209-2RS2 (iirc, this was the updated number)

Again this is for the early 348s.

 

I am lazy always just went to Applied in LB or Monarch in Santa Fe Spring with a sample depending on what shop I am in at the time

 

Soooooo, FBB.....Did you buy a car?

 

I think his 550 needs new bearings?

 

This doesn't sound good. I feel a 550 track car project coming on...

 

DON'T DO IT Chubba!!!

Leave the 550 alone.

 

Has it been confirmed that the SKF 62209-2RS1 wheel bearings will work on the (1995) F355. These are running for ~$90/each on Amazon. I am lookng at having all 4 wheel bearing replaced and also wanted to know if 62209-2RS1 are for front and rear. Thanks!

 

Sounds like my 99 f1 also is going to need bearings will these work?

 

I have replaced the complete rear hub bearings on my 97 f355 a year ago since the SKF part number info I have searched is limited. I am attaching the pic of the new bearing FYI.
Image Unavailable, Please Login

 

What would be the part number for the part you have pictured. Is it skf169?

 

Not even close:

Ferrari Parts, Ferrari Accessories, and Ferrari Performance Products - Ricambi America, Inc.

The trend has been for the hub+bearing assemblies to be self-contained replaceable units, and your '95 is new enough to be after that change. SKF 62209 is a single row deep groove ball bearing (used with another bearing) in the rear hub of the generation before design -- but it wouldn't be wise to buy without knowing the complete SKF part number IMO. I just bought this 144807 bearing from a (very) reliable F parts supplier, and it came FNA packaged with a complete part number of:

SKF 62209-2RS2/C3HVQ505F2

Some of the extra PN gibberish makes perfect design sense for a rear axle bearing, and some is in "identity difference" secret code (if anyone has an SKF reference description for "VQ505" or "F2" please post). I wouldn't want to use an SKF 62209-2RS1 with normal radial clearance as an equivalent for 114807 (nor settle for two RS1 seals when the better material of RS2 seals is now available) -- JMO.

Your 355 assembly is a very specialized complete assembly/design (typically without replaceable bearing subassemblies) so your supplier/brand choices may be limited: http://www.ricambiamerica.com/product_info.php?products_id=203794
It's a shame that they don't have a good cross-section drawing in the 355 WSM -- the raceways are probably directly ground into the hub axle and the flange pieces.

 

I am not sure even now. By the time I searched mine, the thread 355 left rear wheel bearing replacement needed - FerrariChat.com is what I based on. The thread told me "It is somethin like this BAR-0011A skf italy but Im not shure of the "11" it is hard to read...". Now the only progress I have from my new bearing is the confirmation of "BAR 0011".

However, from the old bearing being pulled off, I am wanting to believe the SKF bearing could be replaced standalone.

 

Steve do I understand you correctly you just bought a separate bearing 144807 and it has the right part number? How much was it and can you pm me the dealer. It looks like some prices are up around 2 grand. Thanks grant

 

I think you might be misunderstanding my post. I bought 144807 -- it is not for a 355 (it is used on my TR, Ernie's early 348, and mondial t). Getting the 355 hub+bearing assembly is probably going to be an expensive proposition -- even best case.

 

Ok just checking thanks

 

Bump for some info to other people having to sort out rear wheel bearings on a 355.

Just stripped down the rear bearing assembly and pulled out the seals. The bearing carrier also acts as the bearing race, there are no separate standard bearing units in the assembly that can be pressed in/out.

I am afraid its a case of replacing the entire carrier and hub face in one unit. Best price so far seems to be eurospares in the UK at just under £700 plus vat - ouch.

 

This post number 16 by VincentF355, and this post above by Paul500 are totally opposite of each other. One says I replaced it with this bearing on 97355 and posts a picture, and the other says I stripped it and it cannot be done.

What is the true story?

 

Mine is first hand fact, there is no standard bearing in the hub assembly of the 355, I stripped it myself. Its why you can only buy the complete assembly and why it is so expensive, I believe the skf number is for the 348 unit which can be rebuilt.

We bought a low miles used one out of Germany in the end at 50% of the new price and it was fine.

The way I read it, Vincent also bought a complete assembly, not just a bearing.

I will put up a photo of the stripped assembly in the next day or so for reference.