Rear Beam Stub Pins - What Brand To Buy?

[idoari 10]

Hi,

 

i planning to rebuild my beam in my 205 GTI. i have the genuine bearing and seals and i need also the stub pins.

the genuine stub pins are NFP and i found some in "spoox" but they cost more than the replacment options.

 

the question is :

 

do i really need the genuine one or the replacment (from spoox and BBM) that some of them claim to be better then the original (more robust etc..) will be better?

 

thanks

Ido

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Are you getting mixed up? The "stub axle" is the part that the wheel bearing runs on at the wheel end. These rarely need to be replaced, only due to being bent from a big impact.

The trailing arm shaft is the part that the trailing arm swings on and is inserted inside the main beam cross tube. These can be bought from LOTS of places these days, if you look on ebay you will see plentry to choose from.

[idoari 10]

yes yes....sorry i meant the trailing arm.

 

i know that i can get them from a lot of places but how is the replacment part compare to the genuine?

[boldy205 75]

Go polish! Cant remember the name but a Polish company do a kit on Ebay, seems cheap, a fair few of people on here including myself have bought them. They include the bearings and tubes, but sure they just do tubes.

[idoari 10]

febi is good brand for this pins?

Edited July 24, 2015 by idoari

[Tom Fenton 1,541]

Febi seem decent quality. But so do the other ones available, to me they are cheap enough that if you change them again in 5 years then no problem.

[aldworth33 45 1 Cars]

http://m.ebay.co.uk/itm/RECO-REAR-BEAM-AXLE-REPAIR-KIT-FOR-PEUGEOT-205-GTI-306-309-CITROEN-XSARA-PIVOT-/291170422111?nav=SEARCH

 

These are the Polish ones, they look better quality than the others on eBay tbh

[idoari 10]

this is MUCH better for the price ​

http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B006DHVTA4?keywords=Febi%2032781%20Rear%20Axle%20Shaft&qid=1437737616&ref_=sr_1_1&sr=8-1

 

i ordered two pins .

 

i have the GENUINE seals and bearing so i don't need them.

Edited July 24, 2015 by idoari

[welshpug 1,656]

http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/120976019232

 

these are the ones I have used, £35 with current euro to Pound exchange rate!

[idoari 10]

ha ha ha ... they had a mistake in amazon and now they fixed the price and blocked shipping to Israel.

lucky for me that i bought it before they've done it.

someone say a BARGIN ?! ​

 

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Ido

Edited July 24, 2015 by idoari

[Anthony 1,002]

I was about to say, £11.45 is absurdly cheap!

 

I've just bought a set of the Polish shafts and bearing kits for a beam I need to do, figuring that it was worth a shot at that price especially as others seem to have used them successfully (even if it's too early to know about longevity)

[hoodygoodwood 70 3 Cars]

I have used Frauto.pl and motomaniacsworld for both shafts and bearings and have no complaint at all . the shafts are well wrapped and boxed but are not a make I can recall , the quality looked fine only a hardness test would tell more . The bearings have been SNR and if you examine the needle races they are stamped with France or Germany and are the better 'high number of needle' type . when one shaft is costing £95 from Peugeot its an easy choice to make .

[idoari 10]

i figure out i'm not going to open up my rear beam again in the near future (i hope) so i tried to bought the best quality parts that i can in the best price - and i think i've did that.

i just got two febi wishbones for both sides and the quality seems SUPERB !!

Edited July 24, 2015 by idoari

[jackherer 543]

When I saw this I bought a pair expecting the order to be cancelled or something but I got two delivered today for £13 each! Thanks for posting it Ido

[idoari 10]

you got it mate

my order is in the way too... ​