Another IMS bearing thread

[BobRickel]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

The part he is center punching is the only thing holding the oil pump drive key from falling into the IMS shaft during operation. I see these failures occur without the assistance of a center punch.

It helps to understand the anatomy of the patient before performing the surgical procedure.

My Indy mechanic is from Germany where he was Porsche trained. He was the lead mechanic for Brumos Porsche in Jacksonville for 24 years and had his hand in every engine that was built and used there for all of those years.