Jake Raby Question

[jcb986]

If your 986 is 02 and older and a TIP, I would not worry about it my self. Mine is a 2000 S with a 3.2 with 68K. Usually the IMS fails before the 60K mark. If it's stick I would maybe consider it when I needed a new clutch.

[996tt2002]

It is a 1998 Tiptronic, 26K mi.

I asked about the LN Engineering IMS bearing when I spoke to the service

advisor. They are listed on the LN Eng web site as installers and I wanted to

make sure they still were.

I'll call again tomorrow for clarification.

[Cloudsurfer]

If a 98, you certainly have the dual row bearing, which I would worry considerably less about. Being a 98, I'd be much more concerned about the risk of suffering a slipped sleeve.

[Reborn996]

Not sure I would agree with that anymore... I just recently did the IMS bearing retrofit on my 2000 Boxster S 70k miles 6-speed, lets just say the factory dual row bearing was not looking too good. I was very glad I had it replaced along with a new clutch and RMS. There was way too much play in the center bolt and when rotating the bearing you could feel the grittiness of worn bearings as it turned.

[BYprodriver]

Sounds exactly like my 2000 S @ 88,500 miles when I tried to remove the seal frome the IMS bearing the bearing outer race came off also & bearings spilled out.

[Cloudsurfer]

Sounds like we can all retract our statements that the dual row bearing is more reliable....

[Jake Raby]

The dual row bearing is more reliable, BUT they still fail.
The dual row arrangement is twice as robust as the single.