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Old 11-10-2018, 08:46 PM   #26
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Originally Posted by elgyqc View Post
I have not been on the board long, but when I bought my first boxster the IMS paranoia drove me to read a lot on the question. The result of all that reading was that I am no longer paranoid and I don't feel it is necessary to immediately tear my cars apart to replace the IMSB. The clutch on my Blue Boxster feels tired so I am seriously considering doing the clutch and IMSB on it this winter while I am getting the maintenance up to date.

I was impressed by the videos made by Ben Burner on the IMS. He sourced the bearing and other parts himself, built his own tools and did a whole series of videos that go from the choice of bearing, tear-down and reassembly and cost breakdown. I like the way he approached the problem and will probably follow his example. This video explains his choice of bearing:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IxdvSq_byZw

Now just give me a minute to hide behind a brick wall...
I like this guy, he spent a considerable time on this matter. I saw another video from him in which he cut a bunch of IMSBs apart and looked into them. I agree with him, it`s ridiculous how much these "solutions" cost for a car that`s worth not more than 5k. I have read numerous articles on the web on replacing the IMSB and the original two-row bearing that was replaced was in nearly perfect condition.
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