LN engr. ims ceramic bearing

[Meir]

Originally Posted by mikefocke

Meir, the LN ceramic bearing has never had the inner seal. It invites the oil mist within the crankcase in as opposed to the Porsche and Pelican steel bearing which use an inner seal and lube with grease with some oil sometimes getting by the seal and washing out the grease thus allowing a less lubed steel bearing.

A comparison of the two kits is here.

That's what I thought mike.
But Jäger is definitely showing an LN bearing, and it looks like it has an outer seal.
Unless the picture is showing the "back" of the bearing.

[Jager]

I purchased LNE bearings mid 2011. All of them have the seal. In this photo the bearing on the left is the factory original. The center bearing and the bearing on the right are LNE bearings.

[shadrach74]

My LNE IMSB retrofit bearing looked very similar to the factory bearing, ala Jäger's photos. I bought mine directly from Charles at LNE via phone. There was no exposed bearing race on the bearing I bought.

[Jake Raby]

NONE of the LN bearings have EVER been sealed. What you are seeing in those pics is not a seal.

As far as shipping the car to Georgia for the IMS Solution, well many people have done this and paid less for shipping than local sales tax would cost. Nothing like having a critical component installed in the same place where the technology was invented.