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IMSB Removal, Easiest With Shaft in engine or Out?

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You then use those special tools to remove the old IMSB and install the new one.
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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

Is there an advantage to removing the IMSB while the shaft is in the car before halving the cases? Seems like some tools bolt to the case and some don't. Thanks!

POST 2Original post

The IMS Pro Tool Kit's pulley gets leverage from the end of the intermediate shaft itself, so regardless of whether the IMS shaft is in the engine or on the bench, the same pulley will work in either situation.

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I think this perhaps should be "puller".

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What engine is it, whose case you plan to split?

POST 5Original post

Quotes source post: 14716765

Yup, that's the one :-)

POST 6 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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Thank you sir for your reply! Believe it or not I was able to deduce what you meant...... (sarc)

POST 7 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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1999 996 Mine.

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You may have other reasons to do so, but there's no need to split that engine for IMSB replacement. With the right tools (including IMS Pro Toolkit) the engine stays (almost) fully assembled. Transmission, clutch, & flywheel are removed to expose the "output" end of the engine. You then use those special tools to remove the old IMSB and install the new one.

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Unfortunately I have other reasons I am working on my vehicle, so the IMS is coming out regardless... I have a couple of posts here describing my situation.

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