[Xcellr8]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Here is a parts diagram -tell us which part number you are calling a "plug".
M96.20 Camshaft M96.21/22 Driving Mechanism M96.23/24
or:
http://www.pelicanparts.com/techarticles/Boxster_Tech/14-ENGINE-Intermediate_Shaft_Bearing/images_small/Pic019.jpg
Reluctantly I did what Jake asked. Mine had an LN ceramic IMSB that had less than 1000 miles on it when #6 c/s bearing was damaged.No fault of the LN part.

Thanks for the parts diagram, but I do not see the "plug" in the diagram, nor is it included in the Pelican's parts photo. Attached are a few photos of the plug I pulled. The photos show what you would see if you were inside the intermediate shaft looking out towards the shaft bearing. You are seeing the back of the "plug" which is pressed inside a steel sleeve, which is pressed into the bearing end of the shaft before the bearing, thus "sealing" the hollow shaft from the bearing.

Now, most of the destruction on the other end was caused by my welding a nut to the sleeve to use a slide hammer puller to get the plug out of the shaft.