Question about IMS oil leaks

[truegearhead]

Originally Posted by Gelbster

Before you make an adapter, can your existing tool be drilled out larger and re-tapped to the correct thread? That would be easier for you?
If you have unfortunately discovered a defective replacement IMSb, an ineffective tool and an uncooperative attitude from the designer of the part, it would be kind to share the experience with the rest of us? This is really important to help others be wary to the risk of spending a lot of money & destroying their engine

The tool works great on an original IMS bearing, the problem is that aftermarket improved ones have a thicker shaft which the tool will not attached to. So it’s really not the tools fault. As soon as people start replacing aftermarket IMS's I'm sure someone will come out with an adaptor. I’ve done a lot of business with the company that sold me the kit (they also own this website hint hint) and I have always had great experiences. Even with this situation I wouldn’t go anywhere else. Redesigning a cost effective solution to a problem that even the Porsche engineers got wrong can’t be easy. Really all that there is to be learned from my experience is the cheaper IMS solutions (non-oil feed) are not absolute solutions and should be replaced every clutch change or so. That’s certainly fair given the price of these bearings compared to the oil-feed solution. Also for reference this bearing has seen 15 or so track days and dozens of autocrosses. All in all its been through a lot.