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Traco · 06-24-2017, 06:09 AM

Purely conjecture but I believe there are many more out there with non failed bearings than failed. The web lends itself to the doom factor. I have read lots of threads etc and the max % I have seen for failed bearings is 20% but from majority of articles it seems even 10% may be on the high side.

So even if we take 20% then that's 80% running on OEM bearings with no problems. Based on that info I'm going to speculate that the miles on OEM bearings is substantially greater than the third party ones, so for me I think I'll take those odds and install a new OEM bearing when the time comes to change the clutch.

I could be totally wrong and if I am then the jokes on me but until then I've decided to enjoy driving and working on the car as worrying about all the what ifs don't help.

Again, this is just my opinion and I'm not suggesting anyone follow it, it's just the route I've decided to take that works for me.

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06-24-2017, 06:09 AM	#6
Traco Registered User Join Date: Jul 2016 Location: Ireland Posts: 153	Does brand of IMS make a difference? Purely conjecture but I believe there are many more out there with non failed bearings than failed. The web lends itself to the doom factor. I have read lots of threads etc and the max % I have seen for failed bearings is 20% but from majority of articles it seems even 10% may be on the high side. So even if we take 20% then that's 80% running on OEM bearings with no problems. Based on that info I'm going to speculate that the miles on OEM bearings is substantially greater than the third party ones, so for me I think I'll take those odds and install a new OEM bearing when the time comes to change the clutch. I could be totally wrong and if I am then the jokes on me but until then I've decided to enjoy driving and working on the car as worrying about all the what ifs don't help. Again, this is just my opinion and I'm not suggesting anyone follow it, it's just the route I've decided to take that works for me. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk Pro __________________ Traco _________________ Older but no wiser. 2003 Boxster S, Seal Grey Last edited by Traco; 06-24-2017 at 06:13 AM.