IMS show-n-tell

[Dlirium]

Dude! That thing is SHOT!!

or, maybe not...

:-)

[Bigsmoothlee]

LNE wants the bearing? For what, warranty? That is not an LNE bearing, its original.

Pop the seal off and have a look. Also, theres another recent thread where the bearing was cut open and all the deep grooves in the bearing race were visible. Check it out.

[Bigsmoothlee]

heres the link

Autopsy of a "good" IMS bearing

[Jake Raby]

Originally Posted by Bigsmoothlee

LNE wants the bearing? For what, warranty? That is not an LNE bearing, its original.

Pop the seal off and have a look. Also, theres another recent thread where the bearing was cut open and all the deep grooves in the bearing race were visible. Check it out.

To ensure that the engine was not quipped with a failing IMSB at the time of retrofit, sending in the OEM bearing is a requirement to complete warranty registration. Its been that way since day one.


You can't judge a used bearing by its cover, unless its cut open and measured, you can't judge it's health- period.

Oh, and by the way, that bearing was running VERY loosely n the housing. I can tell by all the fretting on the OD.