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cnavarro · 03-14-2009, 04:00 PM

It's just a plain bearing on the other end. **Correction, as Jake pointed out, it just rides in the case on an oil film.** All the thrust is handled by the ball bearing as well.

Originally, in all the aircooled 911s, the intermediate shaft had plain bearings on both ends with one having a thrust surface, if memory serves me. Interestingly, the GT2, GT3, and Turbo use a shaft like the aircooled one since the engine is so close to an aircooled 964 that was water cooled!

03-14-2009, 04:00 PM	#18
cnavarro Registered User Join Date: Jun 2008 Location: Illinois Posts: 145	It's just a plain bearing on the other end. Correction, as Jake pointed out, it just rides in the case on an oil film. All the thrust is handled by the ball bearing as well. Originally, in all the aircooled 911s, the intermediate shaft had plain bearings on both ends with one having a thrust surface, if memory serves me. Interestingly, the GT2, GT3, and Turbo use a shaft like the aircooled one since the engine is so close to an aircooled 964 that was water cooled! __________________ Charles Navarro President, LN Engineering and Bilt Racing Service http://www.LNengineering.com Home of Nickies, IMS Retrofit, and IMS Solution Last edited by cnavarro; 03-15-2009 at 04:57 AM.