Is it still worth it?

[Homeoboxter]

Originally Posted by elgyqc

Thanks for the info, that's good to know. Makes replacement of the dual-row simpler, as you mention. Do you know of anyone who has used this bearing?

But it is still not a Porsche factory part... which is likely a good thing ($$$).

I don`t know of anyone who used this. The original bearing is a special one manufactured by NSK for Porsche. This is exactly the same size, with similar numbers, made by NSK. I don`t think they would manufacture a bearing like this for an application other than the IMS because it has a very unique width with a very uniquely positioned groove. That`s why I think it`s the same exact thing. It`s more robust than the replacement bearings because those are narrower and the two races are closer to each other. Therefore you need a spacer for those to fit. I played a lot with these options when I replaced mine and did a lot of measurements, and finally went with a completely different solution, but I would have bought this if I had known about it.