Hi Tim,
Yes, thanks for checking on me. The tool from LNE arrived and I pulled the bearing late last night. It looked fine and turned smooth. I Put it in the freezer overnight and was really careful putting it in the IMS this morning. It went in fine. The secret for me at least was starting it with the plastic hammer and then I used a short 2x4 between the aluminum installer and plastic hammer so I wouldn't hit the cross member. I think that's what happened last time. I hit the cross member and missed the center of the install tool and cocked it in the IMS. But, it's in, YAY! The little spiral lock was a pain but finally got it in. I put the cam tensioners back in and checked for cam slippage (none), then rotated 360 and checked the cam slots. All good. Then rotated to TDC and checked cam slots again. All good. I put the sparkplugs and coils back in and cleaned up my mess. Now just need to order a flywheel since mine appears to be shot. Thank you and thanks to all who responded to my panic. Guess it wasn't that bad but I hate to mess things up. Thanks guys. If it would be helpful to post a 'what went right and wrong' with this job I'll happy to write one up... might help someone in the future.
Boxster
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