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Message: My results were positive........
Changed By: Stephen Tinker in Australia.....
Change Date: January 30, 2011 04:28AM
Re: If he can pull some early ones - mMy results were positive........
Change Date: January 30, 2011 04:28AM
Re: If he can pull some early ones - mMy results were positive........
I'm coming from a different angle, where in Australia a 10 year old 986 S is worth $40,000 and is still worth keeping - as apposed to the "do I part it out" syndrome prevalent in the US and UK....
As a purely selfish financial exercise, I replaced my IMS bearing (together with the clutch and RMS) at 46,000 miles last September. I installed the LN bearing assembly and when I removed one side of the old bearing seal, no old oil was evident and the bearing was still quite stiff when trying to spin it. Grease was evident internally and no oil leaked out when the bearing placed on tissue paper.
I may be a lucky one, or perhaps 99% of us are lucky. Maybe its because my oil has been replaced every 5-6000 miles since new, who knows. What I do know is that inspecting the LN upgraded parts compared to the originals, there isn't a comparison. If the LN bearing assembly breaks, I'm in no worse a position (comparatively speaking) than if the Porsche part fails....
As a purely selfish financial exercise, I replaced my IMS bearing (together with the clutch and RMS) at 46,000 miles last September. I installed the LN bearing assembly and when I removed one side of the old bearing seal, no old oil was evident and the bearing was still quite stiff when trying to spin it. Grease was evident internally and no oil leaked out when the bearing placed on tissue paper.
I may be a lucky one, or perhaps 99% of us are lucky. Maybe its because my oil has been replaced every 5-6000 miles since new, who knows. What I do know is that inspecting the LN upgraded parts compared to the originals, there isn't a comparison. If the LN bearing assembly breaks, I'm in no worse a position (comparatively speaking) than if the Porsche part fails....
Original Message
Author: Stephen Tinker in Australia.....Date: January 30, 2011 04:21AM
Re: If he can pull some early ones - my results.....
I'm coming from a different angle, where in Australia a 10 year old 986 S is worth $40,000 and is still worth keeping - as apposed to the "do I part it out" syndrome prevalent in the US and UK....
As a purely selfish financial exercise, I replaced my IMS bearing (together with the clutch and RMS) at 46,000 miles last September. I installed the LN bearing assembly and when I removed one side of the old bearing seal, no old oil was evident and the bearing was still quite stiff when trying to spin it. Grease was evident internally and no oil leaked out when the bearing placed on tissue paper.
I may be a lucky one, or perhaps 99% of us are lucky. Maybe its because my oil has been replaced every 5-6000 miles since new, who knows. What I do know is that inspecting the LN upgraded parts compared to the originals, there isn't a comparison. If the LN bearing assembly breaks, I'm in no worse a position (comparatively speaking) than if the Porsche part fails....
As a purely selfish financial exercise, I replaced my IMS bearing (together with the clutch and RMS) at 46,000 miles last September. I installed the LN bearing assembly and when I removed one side of the old bearing seal, no old oil was evident and the bearing was still quite stiff when trying to spin it. Grease was evident internally and no oil leaked out when the bearing placed on tissue paper.
I may be a lucky one, or perhaps 99% of us are lucky. Maybe its because my oil has been replaced every 5-6000 miles since new, who knows. What I do know is that inspecting the LN upgraded parts compared to the originals, there isn't a comparison. If the LN bearing assembly breaks, I'm in no worse a position (comparatively speaking) than if the Porsche part fails....