IMS replaced with roller bearing?

[thom4782]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

You cannot see the seal in this picture, its on the other side of the bearing. I don't think Porsche-land is lying. Any bearing can fail. The bearings shown do have the correct number of balls for the classic ceramic bearing and also have the correct number of seals which is one. What is not clear is what the operating environment of the bearing was. If there is contamination in the bearing it will fail, and as it does it generates more contamination. There is a reason the engines get screened.

Of course one cannot see the seal because its is on the inside of the inside and that's the point. Both the LN critic and his cited failure cases say / show respectively there's an outside seal. If so, they aren't talking about / showing LN bearings.

BTW: I fully agree with your comment that debris in the oil will kill a perfectly good IMSB once it contaminates the bearings / race(s)

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It has already been confirmed that it is an LNE ceramic bearing, so this is not even worthy of discussion. I'm appalled by how quickly some of our members are to demonize anyone that doesn't worship Jake and/or LNE.
MB Motorsports has nothing but good reviews and personally, I feel that information regarding IMSB failures can only benefit the community.
Jake is also very valuable to the community.

Originally Posted by thom4782

Of course one cannot see the seal because its is on the inside of the inside and that's the point. Both the LN critic and his cited failure cases say / show respectively there's an outside seal. If so, they aren't talking about / showing LN bearings.

BTW: I fully agree with your comment that debris in the oil will kill a perfectly good IMSB once it contaminates the bearings / race(s)

Are we confusing the ball cage/shield for a seal? I think so