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Old 07-31-2015, 12:22 PM   #8
On the slippery slope
 
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Glad you have not bought into the fear mongering

The clutches don't really give you much warning when they need to be replaced, they just start to slip and then you need to get it replaced ASAP before you may damage the flywheel

the IMSB failure issue has been blown out of proportion IMHO

Can the bearing fail, YES
is there a large % of ones that have actually failed, NO

At 80K miles, the likelihood it will fail now is low, especiallif the car has had regular oil changes and was not a garage queen only driven every now and then or just very short trips.

I have 72k on my Boxster and 90K on my 996 Targa. Both have the original IMSB
When I do the clutch, I will probably replace the IMSB, cant hurt and with the tranny oppulled, its not much more cost to have it done.
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