Today I fitted the new
IMS Bearing ...yes it's done, it's in there.
I had to use a block of nylon so I could use a metal mallet to tap it in. My rubber mallet just wasn't heavy enough. That's me hitting the fitting tool , not the bearing.
Then you fit the Spiro-Loc ..had to get in touch with LN as I've never seen one of these before let alone fit one. Wanted to get it right.
Apparently I was the first person in 10 years to ask how to insert a Spiro-Loc.
Then i put a small smear of silicone grease on the gasket and carefully pulled on the new flange using the 3 old bolts. Waiting for Loctite to finish that.
Also my RMS tool arrived today, I had my machine man make it out of nylon. It's brilliant and made fitting the RMS so easy.
Btw, I removed the outer seal from my old bearing and it's perfect inside, no play or noise or anything, it's like a brand new bearing would be.
I would say dual row failures are most likely from poor alignment , in fact I bet the single is too but it fails quicker.
Why did I change it? Because I was there and I was spending a load of money anyway and it can be forgotten about for a while..if I was strapped for cash, after I saw it and felt it, I would have tried to replace the O ring and left it alone.
Clutch and DMF to go in next.
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