SIR B90 Wheel bearing tool

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Yall do what you want to, I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't know anything about their IMS product, and I don't care to pontificate over the internet about products with which I am unfamiliar. But the Casper wheel bearing tool is a nice piece of kit that has certain advantages, especially for the DIY crowd. Namely not removing the axle, disassembling the suspension, or needing a shop press for a wheel bearing replacement.
As I recall, the ?owner / developer is an aerospace engineer who is enamored of his 986 and turned his attention to making a better mousetrap for it. But he plays his hand close, I think I recall that he told me (a few yrs ago) he hadn't yet patented it and might never b/c of the hassle and small potential sales volume, but didn't want someone else to poach his idea for profit, either. At the time I spoke with him, he seemed to regard anything related to Porsches as more of a self-supporting hobby or labor of interest. It seems to be a relatively small shop that mostly does FAA approved aircraft solutions. So call the guy and decide for yourself. The number used to be 561-575-3157, is probably still the same but it was in 2015 when I called so...BOL.
PS: you can't have mine😛

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Originally Posted by BrokenLinkage

Yall do what you want to, I don't have a dog in this fight, I don't know anything about their IMS product, and I don't care to pontificate over the internet about products with which I am unfamiliar. But the Casper wheel bearing tool is a nice piece of kit that has certain advantages, especially for the DIY crowd. Namely not removing the axle, disassembling the suspension, or needing a shop press for a wheel bearing replacement.
As I recall, the ?owner / developer is an aerospace engineer who is enamored of his 986 and turned his attention to making a better mousetrap for it. But he plays his hand close, I think I recall that he told me (a few yrs ago) he hadn't yet patented it and might never b/c of the hassle and small potential sales volume, but didn't want someone else to poach his idea for profit, either. At the time I spoke with him, he seemed to regard anything related to Porsches as more of a self-supporting hobby or labor of interest. It seems to be a relatively small shop that mostly does FAA approved aircraft solutions. So call the guy and decide for yourself. The number used to be 561-575-3157, is probably still the same but it was in 2015 when I called so...BOL.
PS: you can't have mine😛

Do you have a picture of yours?

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Sorry but a) I don't have any pics, and b) the guy who developed it specifically asked for the favor of not posting pics of the tool or photos of his diagrams that come with it. He asked nicely and I agreed. Another early purchaser posted some limited photos (with the developer's blessing) on one of the forums a few yrs ago - I think it was this one, so you might find them with a search.
Or you could contact the guy and he would probably send whatever he feels comfortable with.