Tips and advice please for IMS bearing replacement - 986 Forum - The Community for Porsche Boxster & Cayman Owners

Viper10000 · 01-22-2015, 04:15 AM

I do have a few assorted triple square bits so I'm good there. I put the bearing in the freezer last night. I will try to do this project without removing the rear bumper, we will see how it goes. I am also wondering, do I really need to remove the wheel axle to hub bolts? The torque spec in the Bentley manual is 340 ft/lbs. Thats A LOT of torque. anyone remove a 5 speed transmission without doing this? I just finished my morning coffee and am about to get started. Thanks again everyone! Keep the info coming!

jsceash · 01-22-2015, 06:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper10000

I do have a few assorted triple square bits so I'm good there. I put the bearing in the freezer last night. I will try to do this project without removing the rear bumper, we will see how it goes. I am also wondering, do I really need to remove the wheel axle to hub bolts? The torque spec in the Bentley manual is 340 ft/lbs. Thats A LOT of torque. anyone remove a 5 speed transmission without doing this? I just finished my morning coffee and am about to get started. Thanks again everyone! Keep the info coming!

Agreed removing the axles totally from the hubs is not needed. Collapsing the shaft to the outside will give you all the clearance you need.

Viper10000 · 01-22-2015, 04:51 PM

I'm loving the Home Depot bucket giving me more confidence as I get started, lol.

This little transmission jack from Harbor Freight was great for this task!

My stopping point for the day.

I see a little oil...hmmmm...

Starting to make a mess in my garage.

Everything went well so far. I managed to leave the rear bumper on and the axles attached to the wheel bearings. I would have took more pictures but it was tough not getting grease and dirt everywhere. I'll try to take more when I get down to removing the pressure plate and flywheel. Thanks again everyone for the tips and advice!

Viper10000 · 01-23-2015, 08:24 AM

So, as I am trying to set bank one to TDC, I am not sure as to which cam plug I should pull off for the cam lock tool. I have a 5-chain motor so I was planning on using the short lock. Does this lock go into the top or bottom cam shaft behind the passenger seat? Or should I just pull both plugs and put the longer cam lock on?

JFP in PA · 01-23-2015, 08:55 AM

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Originally Posted by Viper10000

So, as I am trying to set bank one to TDC, I am not sure as to which cam plug I should pull off for the cam lock tool. I have a 5-chain motor so I was planning on using the short lock. Does this lock go into the top or bottom cam shaft behind the passenger seat? Or should I just pull both plugs and put the longer cam lock on?

http://www.imsretrofit.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/imsretrofit.pdf

Viper10000 · 01-23-2015, 09:15 AM

Ok, I guess I'll pop the plug off the top cam shaft on bank one behind the passenger seat and lock the short cam lock there.

Viper10000 · 01-23-2015, 10:26 AM

I pulled the top plug and there are no notches in the cam shaft. Just a little "scribe" mark and 180 degrees from that is a double "scribe" mark. I popped the bottom cam cover off and there are the notches. Looks like ill be using the short cam lock on the bottom cam. Another question to throw out there; What size/thread bolt will hold the cam lock onto the engine?