oil leak so I removed the trans....

[oldboxster]

Kudos to you for helping a friend on a limited budget, but just remember a good deed often does come with punishment. The single row bearing will go in place of the double row, it comes with a spiral locking clip to prevent is from moving. At thispoint I would strongly urge the replacement with a single row and a locking clip if for no other reason that in case this friend who is strapped for cash decides sell his car, it will be worth more and sell faster with an IMS replacement. And of course do the RMS. If the clutch aint slipping then he wont get any more for it on the used market but the IMS is a real selling point. Pelican has the single row and quite a good set of instructions. I did mine with only the directions on the pelican site and while its not a novice job it is a reasonable task.

[JFP in PA]

Originally Posted by oldboxster

At thispoint I would strongly urge the replacement with a single row and a locking clip if for no other reason that in case this friend who is strapped for cash decides sell his car, it will be worth more and sell faster with an IMS replacement.

When we do a PPI on a car that should have had a dual row in it that was replaced with a single row steel bearing kit, we count it as a deduct item against the purchase price, and strongly recommend the potential buyer replace it with a dual row ASAP.......

[healthservices]

It's funny you all refer to him as a friend. He just a forum member local to me needing some help. I decided to install the IMS for no additional labor even thought there is definitely additional time required to install the parts.

[Jamesp]

I would not back away from working on that IMS. I'd turn and run. My 2 cents.

[Mark_T]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

I would not back away from working on that IMS. I'd turn and run. My 2 cents.

I'd have to agree with that. Experience has taught me that there are few things worse than trying to do a favor for someone who's prime consideration is not spending one penny more than they absolutely have to. Almost guaranteed to end in tears. Perhaps his best bet is to put it back together and dump it to buy something he can afford.

Oldboxster makes a valid point - No good deed goes unpunished.

[healthservices]

Originally Posted by Jamesp

I would not back away from working on that IMS. I'd turn and run. My 2 cents.

When I was a young mechanic and I would freak when there was a scary unknown job, my older senior lead tech would say...

"it just nuts and bolts... nuts and bolts"


Of course its a little harder to say that now like when I do things on a BMW that requires a computer to accept the new part. Today even after a battery install you are suppose to program the computer to accept it!

[woodsman]

Originally Posted by healthservices

When I was a young mechanic and I would freak when there was a scary unknown job, my older senior lead tech would say...
"it just nuts and bolts... nuts and bolts"
Of course its a little harder to say that now like when I do things on a BMW that requires a computer to accept the new part. Today even after a battery install you are suppose to program the computer to accept it!

I paid a 'European' shop with a 'Porsche trained' mechanic $100/hr to do my IMSB replacement and the valves got bent. It took them another month to fix it!:troll: They said they had 80 hrs into by the time they were done. And I tell everyone I can about it! Then they forgot to tighten all of the clutch cover bolts so I had to redo the clutch job 6-7000 miles later!