IMS Question

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Originally Posted by 818BoxsterS

Sorry if this has been covered before but I haven't been able to find a clear answer. I have as 2001 boxster S with over 100k miles. A top priority for me was to replace my IMS bearing to the LM Engineering version but recently I have read horror stories where the IMS Bearing failed after it was replaced and I also read that if your bearing lasted past a certain mileage it probably won't fail. Should I or should I not replace the bearing. Any advice would be appreciated.

Having been one of the earlier guys to do a DIY Jake Raby / LN Engineering Ceramic Hybrid IMS Bearing install I will say this......both Jake Raby / LN Engineering did their homework way more than extensively. I had spent probably 50 hours reading and researching before I decided to go ahead and do the install. 2 of my best friends / guys in my wedding have engineering doctorates and work very high up for aeronautical aviation companies, after sending them links containing info on said bearing and background on the original Porsche IMS bearing approach they said without hesitation to proceed with Jake's IMS Retrofit. IMO if you are concerned about the IMS there is no better solution than to have it retrofitted with Jake Raby's IMS Bearing Retrofit option. Here is what I did while having an issue with the transmission addressed:

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