EPS IMS Bearing Upgrade Kit

[flaps10]

Originally Posted by fanguy

Flaps10,

Lived in Steilacom for 6 yrs I really wished I still did. Did you spend the extra $99 for the oil feed?

It's a cool town. Super quiet. I've since moved to north Tacoma.

Did not spend the extra $99 but the kit included the punch they suggest you use to pierce the passage anyway. I didn't love that method because you didn't really have control over the size of the hole you make, and the web you are piercing is a very thin cup pressed into the shaft. Whacking it with a hammer and punch didn't seem too smart.

In my case I had the shaft on my bench so I drilled a hole that was in the middle of the range they suggested and blew the chips out. I also pinned my sprocket onto the shaft with set screws, blah, blah.

[Pdwight]

So how about Oil ??????

[Giller]

Why would you get an 05 and change the IMS? Cost of doing all that, you could pretty much be in an 06 with virtually no IMS worries?

[jrebot2]

Thats actually incorrect, mine is an earlier 05 and can change it out. the 06 u have to crack the case or drill it and the 06-08 still fail too

[Giller]

Originally Posted by jrebot2

Thats actually incorrect, mine is an earlier 05 and can change it out. the 06 u have to crack the case or drill it and the 06-08 still fail too

Really? Show us the stats on the failure rate on the 06-08? Virtually zero. Silly to buy 05 and change it. Money towards an 06 and leave it alone.

And yes, as others have said, use the search, tons of info all ready asked and answered.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by jrebot2

Thats actually incorrect, mine is an earlier 05 and can change it out. the 06 u have to crack the case or drill it and the 06-08 still fail too

All 2005's are crapshoot, as it is impossible to know which style bearing is in the car without taking it apart. Production dates are meaningless when it comes to the type of bearing that might be in the engine. You can still have the non serviceable bearing.

[jrebot2]

Thanks JFP. I am new to this forum and learned about the search.

[jrebot2]

So if you changed yours, what did you use? Also, age and miles on it. Thanks.