Jager thanks again for al your help. I took a few days off and dove back into the project last night. I modified the IMS removal tool by grinding an angle into it to help overcome the offset bearing, it worked great and the bearing came right out! The bearing really is in perfect shape, it looks and feels brand new and is a double row bearing. I still can't get the two header bolts I snapped out but I think I'm just going to reassemble everything and drag it to the shop to have them extracted.
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1997 Boxster 4.2L Audi V8 Bi-Turbo
2003 911 C2
NASA HPDE Instructor
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