IMS/RMS Replacement @ Flintworks 3/1/2010

It's definitely on my list of things to do when clutch replacement time comes. Well worth the cost for the peace of mind.

Demick
 
Alden...

... there was no mention of locking or securing the cams to prevent any accidental rotation. Was it just not video'd?

You just pulled out the old and put in the new?

thanks,

kj
 
KenJ said:
... there was no mention of locking or securing the cams to prevent any accidental rotation. Was it just not video'd?

You just pulled out the old and put in the new?

thanks,

kj
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Space and lighting limitations prevented that from being in the video. As I stated earlier in this post YouTube has a time limitation on downloads and it would have been edited out anyway to present the key points of the bearing swap. The original video is a little over twice as long as YouTube permits.
 
Ims

I have a 2002. If it has double row bearing can it be extracted the same way?
Bay area ia a lot closer to Idaho than Georgia.
flyfisch
 
flyfisch said:
I have a 2002. If it has double row bearing can it be extracted the same way?
Bay area ia a lot closer to Idaho than Georgia.
flyfisch
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flyfisch mine was also a double row bearing and Flintworks is in Campbell, California.
 
Anywhere in California is a lot closer than Georgia. Its good to know both kinds of bearing can be upgraded. Thanks
 
pretty sure '02 will be single row. course i could be wrong, and someone else may have better information, but i believe double row started in spring '05
 
baxter said:
pretty sure '02 will be single row. course i could be wrong, and someone else may have better information, but i believe double row started in spring '05
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I could be wrong but I believe this is a double row bearing that came out of my '99.
Here's the breakdown on what is in what.
According to PET, here are the engine numbers for single or double row bearings* up until late 2005 then 2006 and later engines which received a larger, non-servicable single row bearing. *Courtesy of Scott Slauson http://www.softronic.us.

Boxster: Double Row: up to 651 12851 (M96.22) up to 671 11237 (M96.21)

Single Row: from 651 12852 (M96.22) from 671 11238 (M96.21)

996: Double Row: up to 661 14164

Single Row: from 661 14165
 

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flintworks said:
You can easily drive the new bearing in too far which is why I took my time with it. You can't use a measurement of the distance to the old bearing because the new one is a slightly different size. Even if you know approximately how deep to drive the bearing it will still take several stages of hammering to get the depth exactly right.
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Alden,

This begs the question of how to positively determine the proper depth? If it's possible to drive it in too far, as many warn, then I'm assuming that there isn't any kind of detent or surface to which you can push the bearing and feel it seat? If it's not possible to precisely measure the proper depth from the front of the bearing to the edge of the crankcase, then how is it done? It seems that the front-measurement method would be more difficult even if it were possible--require rigging up some kind of dial indicator measurement?

Since this procedure has been performed many times now, I'm sure I'm missing something and making it overly complex, but every time I read anything on it, this question pops up in my mind.

Please enlighten me ;-).
 
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