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Old 03-22-2016, 02:59 PM   #10
geraintthomas
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Originally Posted by Gelbster View Post
One of the alleged modes of failure is the grease seals on the bearing become compromised and allow oil in to the bearing .There is eventually a cascade of horribles that result in IMSB failure.
This scenario has been covered in previous posts.
If they are correct ,your replacement was very timely.
Then again it's been known for this oil to lubricate the bearing, thus making it last longer.

IMS bearings are weird...
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