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Originally Posted by Steve Tinker
If the OP (boxster) has any reservations regarding the LN dual row ceramic upgrade, I fitted mine way back in 2010 - I must have been one of the first in Australia to take the plunge. While not cheap (about $3,500 at the time).
I had past experience with ceramic bearings in large (1.2Mw) electric motors which, with their standard SKF steel ball / roller bearings, were giving temperature overheating problems under continuous heavy loads. We did a lot of investigative experiments with various lubricants and bearing combinations but finally decided on ceramic's. The overheating and wear (brinelling) never occurred again.
As far as I am concerned, you cannot go wrong with the LN ceramics....
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That is awesome news. My concern as I said before is that I dont use the car much, and since statistically those are the type of cars that suffer the most I don't know if it will be the same for th LN bearings. Will direct oil feed help with the ceramic bearings or is it enough to install just the bearings without additional oil feeds. You could also buy just the grooved hex of the eternal fix that goes on the other end of the intermediate shaft so that the bearing gets direct oil. Will that help with LN's type of bearings or it won't make a difference since they don't suffer from heat fatigue as much as steel bearings.