LN Engineering IMS Retrofit. First one, Many to go.

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Hi guys,

This is my first thread here. I'm a serious 914 guy who owns a Porsche shop near Daytona Beach.

We just purchased a 2002 986 for my wife. Along with the "new" 986 comes the need to complete an IMS bearing replacement.

Here's an overview of my experience today.


This is the victim, I mean patient:

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Assume the position........the service position.

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Under the car. Diagonals out, engine tray out:

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Muffler and other cross-members out:

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Tranny out:

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Here's how I supported the engine.

3x3, .125" steel square tube on top of a couple of folded towels.

There is a chain around the tube with two 1100#-rated caribeners hooked to the rear lift-hoop. The nylon strap is a secondary safety.

This worked fine. I'll use it again:

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Someone let me know if advertising like this is inappropriate here.


I've decided to offer this service for manual-transmission 986s for $1999, flat rate. That rate includes the LNE bearing.

The Tiptronic will probably me more, but I'll need to do one first. The first one will be $1999 and I'll adjust from there.

996s will also be on the list for $1999 to start.

Clutch and RMS will be extra.

Let me know what you think.

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Well, I got the clutch in UPS, but they fumbled the box with the flywheel bolts.

All stop.


Here are pictures of the cam timing verification.

Pull the crankshaft lock out, rotate the engine 720 degrees and reinsert the lock.

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Then verify the cam is in the correct position. I checked it with the cam lock, but couldn't hold it there and take the picture at the same time. You can sort of see the slot in the cam is aligned with the seam in the cam housing.

Anyway, it checked.

[jdiba]

Series9 how many miles were on the car when you did the work, curious....

John

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Originally Posted by jdiba

Series9 how many miles were on the car when you did the work, curious....

John

79,xxx


That's weird. I wanted to post just "79,xxx", but it wouldn't let me.

Must be at least 10 characters.

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OK. Flywheel bolts came today.

Interesting. The old ones were Torx T50 and the new ones are Torx T55.

No matter.

Here's my non-factory flywheel lock: