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Originally Posted by rp17
I'll try to give you as much info as I can. My bearing still feels really tight. No play in the bearing. Didn't break the seal though. Just under 45K miles. Changed the oil at 42k miles 37K and 30k couple K miles after I bought it. Driven mostly highway miles. Was told that clutch was about half way gone.  Oh well. Water pump actually looks good. Spins with barely any noies.
Moresquirt if your not having any problems, just keep changing the oil. Been hearing a buzz and maybe in a year or so, there will be more options out here for the 987 and 986s. This bearing thing is a crap shoot.  |
you did the logical thing. I can't believe people put off the IMS on 2001-2004/5 cars on account of low probability. Even if you replace the clutch ahead of schedule to address the IMS you still get a new clutch that leaves you good to go for a long time.
In essence those who put off this repair are rolling the dice just to squeek a few extra hundred dollars out of a clutch that still has a some life in it. Those rewards do not outweight the potential costs of the risk. At least install the LNE Guardian if you're going to take your chances.