IMS question!!

[Homeoboxter]

So what happened to your center bolt?

[rbayer]

we knocked it into the shaft to try and use the bearing pullers to get the bearing out. the center bolt hasnt broken and we could try pulling it from there but weve put a LOT of force on this bearing and it hasnt come out. we dont see how that center bolt wont just snap.

[Homeoboxter]

It`s easy to pull the center bolt back to its original position using a telescopic magnet. If you do that, then you can use the extractor that uses the center bolt, if it snaps, you still have the blind hole bearing puller option. If you pull it out using the center bolt, I wouldn`t reuse the center bolt afterwards. If you use a blind hole bearing puller, the center bolt is reusable. For the blind hole puller probably you will need a spacer that sits perfectly onto the shaft and fits into the hole on the crankcase, that ensures that the pulling force will be centered.

[78F350]

Ah yes... I remember when Burner was replacing his IMS bearing:
WTB IMS Center Bolt Dual Row

It can and has been done other ways and with cheap homemade tools, but the only reliable safe way to do it is with one of Jake Raby's tools. I was lucky to survive my first try with set-screws back when Jake was still taking time to post on the forum.

rbayer, there are some people on the forum that loan or rent the tools. Tom Stone did and may still have it available, or Post a "Want to Rent/Borrow" thread.
For Rent: IMS Installation Tool Set