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Originally Posted by boxster
Wow, those are really detailed instructions! I must admit I had never seen LN's instructions before,only pelican's.as I said before,thats THE biggest problem o have,the mechanic. Where I live, there are no specialized Porsche mechanics, i would gladly go to one if there was,but to most mechanics here, the ims bearing is alien territory,so i was hoping that my mechanic, who is quite good,but still has no experience with ims bearings,would be able to do the job for me. The last thing i want is for my ims bearing to still be in ok condition,meaning it would have given me many more miles of use, and just because I want peace of mind and go ahead with the retrofit,id have an engine catastrophe just because of incorrect bearing installation. Damn,its times like these i feel jealous of people who have no idea what an ims bearing is!! So, what youre telling me is that because there are so many mistakes a rookie can make during his first ims bearing installation,its not worth doing it at all? Isn't some basic mechanics common sense enough for this job? I really dont know who to turn to in this instance!
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The mechanic, who did mine, is an indy shop and it was his first install. I watched the entire installation and made a video for him. At the time he was not an LN approved mechanic but LN didn't have a problem selling him the bearing or the tools. When the bearing and tools arrived, with the instructions, the removal tool was different than the tool in the instructions so he called LN to clarify what should be done. My OEM IMS was returned to LN, as they asked, but they claim they have no record of it and I haven't pursued the matter. Also there was no LN sticker, that indicates the bearing was changed, in the kit. It sounds like LN has refined their system since then but he had worked on my car for a couple of years and I was confident he was a capable mechanic. He is now on the approved LN list and has done many IMS retrofits from LN. With 34K on my LN bearing I'm feeling confident the procedure was done correctly.