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					Originally Posted by  Cunningr
					 
				 
				I would make the IMS a priority, mine was done already when I bought it. Not sure of the failure rates, but it may not give warning.  I supposecthere is a way to have it checked.  When you do the clutch consider a lighter flywheel.  Good luck! 
			
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Replacing the IMS bearing on a '98 is not really necessary. There's a 99% chance it will not fail. 
Stay away from lightweight flywheels unless you plan to have the crank/flywheel balanced. The 986 does not have a harmonic balancer. Crank balance is achieved with the dual mass flywheel, so installing a lightweight flywheel could result in vibrations and even broken crankshafts.