Barring unforeseen circumstances, I'm going to install the Solution bushing — I mean,
bearing — tomorrow. Reaching a point where I understood the process turned out to involve a modicum of head scratching. LN's engineering's
IMS Solution Installation Manual, supplied with every Solution, is sorely in need of revision, one with clearer photos. Written by Jake Raby, the current manual is unclear in spots, skips over crucial steps, and relies on assumptions, although it makes perfect sense if you already know how to do it. Jake, being the inventor of the Solution, could probably install one in his sleep.
But then, Jake's a brilliant engineer, not a professional writer. For about three seconds I considered offering LN my services, but I'm currently stretched too thin with other projects, not including the engine swap. However, I think I'll start a new thread and create the kind of concise Solution installation how-to I wish had been available from the get-go. I'll do it for the DIYers of the future.
Above:
IMS Solution Supplemental Tool Kit (L.),
IMS Pro Tool Kit (R.). (And
toolkit is one word, but let's not go schoolmarm on LN.) The Solution's bush... bearing and its installation tool and the IMS tube plug are beside the manual (but not beside the point). Some of the Pro kit's tools are in use, thus the empty foam pockets.