Stub axle foam seal NLA- where to find

[Gideon911]

This little foam seal that goes around that stub axle to keep water out of the wheel bearings on the trailing arms is no longer available. Anyone know where to get a couple of these?

Here is a little info I found from another thread. This part number leads nowhere.

"There is a soft rubber seal that fits around the stub axle. It measures 30mm id, 38mm od, 5mm high; the part number is 901 332 283 00 (not 281). Jim Ellis lists these as well for 0.82 ea."

[Dpmulvan]

Plug your part number into Google.

[Gideon911]

Originally Posted by Dpmulvan

Plug your part number into Google.

I tried that. I get links to the part for the PET, and it shows up on a few sites as NLA

[Locker537]

I assume this is for an early 911? Your 73?

There's no foam seal on the rear wheel bearing for an SC or later.

[Showdown]

I mean, you have the dimensions… just make one.

Check McMaster Carr- they probably have an analog that will suffice.

[Arctic Rat]

Part number available on Pelican (along with alternatives). Is this what you are looking for?

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/90133229700.htm?pn=901-332-297-00-M260

When searching part number, try removing spaces and put Porsche in front of it. Seems to narrow it down some.

Joe D

[Gideon911]

Originally Posted by Arctic Rat

Part number available on Pelican (along with alternatives). Is this what you are looking for?

https://www.pelicanparts.com/More_Info/90133229700.htm?pn=901-332-297-00-M260

When searching part number, try removing spaces and put Porsche in front of it. Seems to narrow it down some.

Joe D

no that's an axle joint gasket

[Gideon911]

Originally Posted by Locker537

I assume this is for an early 911? Your 73?

There's no foam seal on the rear wheel bearing for an SC or later.

Its for my 68 912. I'll check and see if there is one for the SC and later that would work. Thanks

[john walker's workshop]

Not. Might try the front torsion bar foam ring under the adjuster.

[Gideon911]

Originally Posted by john walker's workshop

Not. Might try the front torsion bar foam ring under the adjuster.

Good call

[Walt Fricke]

Terminology can matter. The early (like the later) front axles have no foam rings. But the lower control arm assembly has one (#21). That part isn't critical, and should be easy to fabricate from about any foam material. You could grease it up heavily to improve its anti-moisture function. And it appears on the 911 models through 1989. The catalog calls it a gasket, though it doesn't perform like most gaskets.

[Magyar Kiwi]

Suspect that the part you are looking for is the rear suspension equivalent to item # 13 in the drawing above.
Options in leiu of the original foam seal filling the cavity would be:
1/ Suitable size soft O ring.
2/ Grease
3/ A thin coat of sealant, (Loctite 574) on the bearing/stub axle clamp up faces.

[Walt Fricke]

1) one should always start a request for information by stating the year/model involved. The 1968 model used the Nadella joints on the axle, and the rear banana arm and bearing and components are somewhat different than the -70 and later models. Not surprising that it is NLA under its Porsche part #. Are you still running the Nadellas? Sometimes the Porsche parts catalogs include O ring dimensions, but, alas, not for this one.
2) since this is just an O ring, calculate its dimensions and buy one which is close enough. Describing it as foam certainly put people responding off the track. O rings are not foam (though one could make a foam ring in an O ring shape, like a foam donut).



Or a sealant, as Kiwi suggests. Not sure I'd use an anaerobic for this application, though. Maybe a dreaded silicone?

[Gideon911]

No Nadella joints on my car. I ended up making my own little seal from some foam I had from a motorcycle lithium battery. When you buy most of those batteries they have high quality foam to help secure the battery to the bike. Very easy to make and fit nicely using the measurements I showed above. Hopefully that helps someone if they are wondering about this seal.

I thought this seal was on every 911..but the more I learn about these cars the more I realize the info and changes seem unending.