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Originally Posted by WhiteyII
I went in to my 23,250 mile 1998 Box and as the pictures show the dual row bearing was on its way. I pulled the seal on the bearing and found the bearing cage was broken but still in place and the balls just starting to go but races looked good...
I know I'll be flamed, but I think I'm going to put it back together. I ordered a LN spin on filter and mag drain plug. I have a filter cutter so I'll change the oil at 50 miles first and inspect the filter, then 500 and then 1000mi. Your thoughts........
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Very interesting. Seems to be the perfect example of IMSB failure in a car that has not been driven enough. I inspected the IMSB on a 2000 Boxster with 115,000 miles on it, I pulled the outer seal and verified the bearing, it was fine. I put a new o-ring on the flange and put it back on, it has been running ever since without problems.
Was there any grease left in the bearing... or oil?
I find your course of action reasonable. With the bearing seals in place it seems to me that very little metal would be circulating.