Yet another IMS "solution"

[Jake Raby]

The band aid comment cannot be too comforting to all of those who have had LN Engineering bearings installed either at Jake's shop, independent shops or DIY.

You are making something from nothing.. Anyone who we have installed a bearing kit for that wishes to apply an IMS Solution gets the full cost of the IMS Retrofit bearing (limited to the retrofit kit) knocked off the cost of their IMS Solution procedure, if we carry it out here. Of course, the only people who know that are those who are our customers already.

What I was referring to as a band aid was adding a device or a modification in lieu of proactive bearing replacements.

That means that even my IMS Guardian system is a band-aid. At least it is a non-invasive band aid that offers a symptom before failure and for a nominal cost when carried out as DIY..

The only way to avoid the common collateral damages related to ball bearing IMSB failure is to eliminate the ball bearing that creates the collateral and secondary damage.

[schoir]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

You are making something from nothing...

I resemble that remark!


"I developed the IMS Solution because I did not want a ball bearing to reside within my engines. The ball bearing is the problem and the source of all evil. Anything else is just a band aid."

The original statement speaks for itself.

Regards, Maurice.

[Stefan (Boston)]

"I developed the IMS Solution because I did not want a ball bearing to reside within my engines. The ball bearing is the problem and the source of all evil. Anything else is just a band aid."

So it follows that the "IMS Solution" consists of two very expensive band aids and a cheap bearing? (Note that when I say "cheap" I am not referring to the quality but the fact that plain bearings are less expensive than ball bearings)

From everything I've read, the source of the IMS failures is inadequate lubrication of the bearing, not issues with the quality or design of the bearing itself. Aside from being expensive and unnecessary, there is a risk associated with introducing a new type of bearing that I personally wouldn't want to take.