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It's a similar concept to the nicer looking tools I saw but it worked well enough when I just did my valve cover seal.
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I pulled the motor out of my 996, I�m going through and fixing oil leaks, replacing the IMs bearing, doing the valve cover seal, rear main seal etc� I ended up making the special tools called out in the manual with an order to McMaster carr for 1/10th of the price of factory tools. does anyone need the part numbers I found that worked well?
This may be a future project I will undertake on a 986 motor. While the items are fresh in your mind, it might be worth posting. The info will likely come in handy for others that will search first before taking on the project without a reference point. Thank you for offering!
Let me know any questions but here's a cartoon schematic of how I did the IMS bearing tool to pull it out. To install I had a bushing driver kit with a 47mm disc that I could tap on to install until I cleared the snap ring groove.
For the valve cover I just got a piece of 1/4" wall by 1" leg aluminum channel and drilled oversized holes to ensure that I could take an M8 bolt and a couple nuts to hold on the ID of the camshaft. It's a similar concept to the nicer looking tools I saw but it worked well enough when I just did my valve cover seal. One note is that I used one of the cutout pieces of aluminum between the channel and the cylinder head to move the channel up so the bolt was more centered on the face.
For the rear main seal I found the following plastic pipes ... they're all sized to fit inside of each other. The smallest one will pilot off the crank which will center the other two, then you just tap on the largest to drive the seal in nice and straight.
Thanks for sharing! I can add #9613 spacer sleeves 2.6" or 66mm long and ID min. 11mm, better 12mm. Courtesy of 'Help me DIY' and his full M97 rebuild series.
@jjanes - thx for sharing! great DIY tool options.
Awesome. I love homemade solutions!
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Agree. something very satisfying about solving a problem without succumbing to the concept that the materials being operated on and the intended result cannot be successfully achieved without an officially blessed solution. In essence it's a small protest and rebellion against the machine, not to mention a show of ingenuity and free thinking. Show more photos if it's not too much trouble.
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