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Message: Re: Well said, Marc...you heretic ;)
Changed By: thom4782
Change Date: January 21, 2013 04:58PM
Re: Well said, Marc...you heretic ;)
Change Date: January 21, 2013 04:58PM
Re: Well said, Marc...you heretic ;)
After reading the threads and the information provided on the IMS Solution site, I reach the following conclusion (really just a theory).
The single or dual row units have multiple wear points. When their ball bearings degrade for whatever reasons, the IMSB starts to spew debris throughout the engine. The damages other parts of the engine sometimes beyond repair. There are few ways to detect an impending failure of the IMSB. So when the single or dual row bearings fail, the first symptom can be a blown engine.
The IMS Solution eliminates most of the wear points. And, this is just a guess, when the new design wears, it doesn't spew debris throughout the engine. Hence, the IMS Solution is a permanent solution in the sense that it eliminates the possibility of a catastrophic failure.
I have a 100K car. It still has the original bearing. I want to replace it. The roll of the dice for me is when to do it. I'd like to take it to the shop tomorrow, but the timing of when the IMS Solution will be available is still vague -- sometime between March and September. If the IMS Solution were available today, I pick it over the IMS Retrofit in a heartbeat.
I'd love to hear what other s think of my theory.
The single or dual row units have multiple wear points. When their ball bearings degrade for whatever reasons, the IMSB starts to spew debris throughout the engine. The damages other parts of the engine sometimes beyond repair. There are few ways to detect an impending failure of the IMSB. So when the single or dual row bearings fail, the first symptom can be a blown engine.
The IMS Solution eliminates most of the wear points. And, this is just a guess, when the new design wears, it doesn't spew debris throughout the engine. Hence, the IMS Solution is a permanent solution in the sense that it eliminates the possibility of a catastrophic failure.
I have a 100K car. It still has the original bearing. I want to replace it. The roll of the dice for me is when to do it. I'd like to take it to the shop tomorrow, but the timing of when the IMS Solution will be available is still vague -- sometime between March and September. If the IMS Solution were available today, I pick it over the IMS Retrofit in a heartbeat.
I'd love to hear what other s think of my theory.
Original Message
Author: thom4782Date: January 21, 2013 04:47PM
Re: Well said, Marc...you heretic ;)
After reading the threads and the information provided on the IMS Solution site, I reach the following conclusion (really just a theory).
The single or dual row units have multiple wear points. When their ball bearings degrade for whatever reasons, the IMSB starts to spew debris throughout the engine. The damages other parts of the engine sometimes beyond repair. There are few ways to detect an impending failure of the IMSB. So when the single or dual row bearings fail, the first symptom can be a blown engine.
The IMS Solution eliminates most of the wear points. And, this is just a guess, when the new design wears, it doesn't spew debris throughout the engine. Hence, the IMS Solution is a permanent solution in the sense that it eliminates the possibility of a catastrophic failure.
I have a 100K car. It still has the original bearing. I want to replace it. The roll of the dice for me is when to do it. I'd like to take it to the shop tomorrow, but the timing of when the IMS Solution will be available is still vague -- sometime between March and September. If the IMS Solution were available today, I pick it over the IMS Retrofit in a heartbeat.
I'd love to hear what other think of my theory.
The single or dual row units have multiple wear points. When their ball bearings degrade for whatever reasons, the IMSB starts to spew debris throughout the engine. The damages other parts of the engine sometimes beyond repair. There are few ways to detect an impending failure of the IMSB. So when the single or dual row bearings fail, the first symptom can be a blown engine.
The IMS Solution eliminates most of the wear points. And, this is just a guess, when the new design wears, it doesn't spew debris throughout the engine. Hence, the IMS Solution is a permanent solution in the sense that it eliminates the possibility of a catastrophic failure.
I have a 100K car. It still has the original bearing. I want to replace it. The roll of the dice for me is when to do it. I'd like to take it to the shop tomorrow, but the timing of when the IMS Solution will be available is still vague -- sometime between March and September. If the IMS Solution were available today, I pick it over the IMS Retrofit in a heartbeat.
I'd love to hear what other think of my theory.