Does brand of IMS make a difference?

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by Nine8Six

Pelicanparts offers a nice little kit for us!

From a buyer's perspective below:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxdvSq_byZw&t=175s

Which needs to be replaced at an even shorter interval (1/2 the miles) than the LN bearing; and with the cost of doing the replacement (labor) being several times the cost of the bearing, becomes questionable from an economic perspective.

[78F350]

I doubt there's anything new to be said about 986 IMS bearings. Everything in this thread could be repeated by selectively copying from other threads. At least oil formulations change, making the "what oil should I use" threads a little more relevant.

The Pelican Parts IMS bearing is virtually the same as the single row bearing that Porsche used (with an improved stud). Perhaps that would have been a more useful answer to Traco than the statement about only being available as a unit including the shaft.
If the IMS bearing is being replaced concurrently with a clutch, the additional labor is trivial (at my personal shop rate).

Here's some good reading with posts from Wayne Dempsey and Mike Focke:
LN vs Pelican IMS bearing replacement - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

To Nedlands: Seriously, you could just type your thread topic into Google and pick the answers you like from there.

and finally, here's a picture of a cat looking up torques in my 986 workshop manual. It's as useful as anything else in this thread.

[Nedlands]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I doubt there's anything new to be said about 986 IMS bearings. Everything in this thread could be repeated by selectively copying from other threads. At least oil formulations change, making the "what oil should I use" threads a little more relevant.

The Pelican Parts IMS bearing is virtually the same as the single row bearing that Porsche used (with an improved stud). Perhaps that would have been a more useful answer to Traco than the statement about only being available as a unit including the shaft.
If the IMS bearing is being replaced concurrently with a clutch, the additional labor is trivial (at my personal shop rate).

Here's some good reading with posts from Wayne Dempsey and Mike Focke:
LN vs Pelican IMS bearing replacement - Pelican Parts Technical BBS

To Nedlands: Seriously, you could just type your thread topic into Google and pick the answers you like from there.

and finally, here's a picture of a cat looking up torques in my 986 workshop manual. It's as useful as anything else in this thread.

Thanks for the input. Smart cat you got there.....

[78F350]

Originally Posted by 78F350

I doubt there's anything new to be said about 986 IMS bearings. Everything in this thread could be repeated by selectively copying from other threads. At least oil formulations change, making the "what oil should I use" threads a little more relevant. ...

I had a bad attitude and should have taken a few hours before posting. I think that most of us actually love these IMS threads and always learn more from them.
My apologies. Great community.

[Nine8Six]

Originally Posted by JFP in PA

Which needs to be replaced at an even shorter interval (1/2 the miles) than the LN bearing; and with the cost of doing the replacement (labor) being several times the cost of the bearing, becomes questionable from an economic perspective.

You seriously didn't think I'd recommend anyone else? PP pays for my bandwidth... I'm hosting 1,229,993 and six hundred twelve zillion other pictures on their server lolll

Long life to PelicanParts man - Go Go Go!