which ims bearing upgrade

[papasmurf]

looking for info to steal? I come here almost daily and probably spend no more than 10 minutes at a time reading two or three threads at most that may interest me. Every time someone asks a general IMS question like this, all the "egos" come out of the woodwork and it devolves to this.

[particlewave]

Originally Posted by papasmurf

You really think that Pedro just trolls this board all the time

Well, he showed up as soon as his name was mentioned, so it seems like a possibility!

[papasmurf]

Originally Posted by particlewave

Well, he showed up as soon as his name was mentioned, so it seems like a possibility!

He wasn't the only one.

[tommy583]

This guy explains the IMS failure better than anyone.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h1lLWRPzdNA

[Jake Raby]

Speaking of stealing, about 1/2 those photos in that youtube video were ours!

I swear that I wrote part of what he scripted out, too..

[tommy583]

Originally Posted by Jake Raby

Speaking of stealing, about 1/2 those photos in that youtube video were ours!

I swear that I wrote part of what he scripted out, too..

Yes I agree Jake. That's kinda why I posted it. I only found it because youtube had it on the side of the Pedro video that I watched.

[Xcellr8]

Hi all,
The timing of this thread was perfect for me as I just pulled an IMSB from a 2002 3.2. The bearing had failed to the point where heat from the failed bearing had "smeared" the metal behind it. Since it was toast, and because of this discussion, I decided to pull the seal/plug out of the IMS. Based on Pedro's video, I expected to find rancid oil, but low and behold it was clean. Totally clean. No oil. Have there been different seals/plugs to the shaft? This one appeared to be two pieces, a steel sleeve with a steel plug pressed into the end of the shaft.

So, perhaps gas leaked out of the shaft, but oil was not drawn in to the shaft.

As an aside, though this motor is toast, for future service, is it a good idea to pull that seal/plug to learn if the shaft is clean? That would require that the seal/plug for the IMS be available from the dealer. Anyone know?

Thanks,
Joe