DFW or N TX folk. IMS install party. Y'all come - ya heuh?

I'ma gonna do it! June 3, starting around noon little AeroSport goes under the knife. We will be removing a perfectly good dual row IMS bearing and installing a newer, perfectly good replacement bearing. Also RMS and possibly a clutch. We'll have some ribs, brisket, taters, maybe a Frosty Malted Beverage, possibly some fermented grape product. C'mon down and have a good laugh. About 25 miles due north of Fort Worth. I don't want to put the addr or phone on this so you can get info by PM me, or check the website; 928srus.com There's a breakfast meet in Arlington before and then off to the shop. All models are welcome. We'll have a couple 928s, couple 996, and a 991 or Cayenne maybe.

Doc, wait, so you're doing this at Roger's place? Isn't that a little like having quadruple bypass done by a neurosurgeon? BTW, I don't see it listed as an event on the 928srus.com website. If I was in DFW, I'd definitely stop by. Probably would drive the S4, assuming it was out of the shop in time (where it's been holed up since early March).

Damn ... Google informs me that it's approximately 1,662.6 miles from here to there. Ribs, brisket, IMSB, and a cold one (or two)? Wish I could make it.

I'm 3,500 km away... Great idea though!

exchanging a double row bearing for a single? I ask WHY? referring to the bearing and not the BBQ. 1,450.3 miles is a bit far for me. Enjoy yourselves....

"We will be removing a perfectly good dual row IMS bearing and installing a newer, perfectly good replacement bearing. Also RMS and possibly a clutch." Hurdi, check your reading comp skillz...Nowhere does it say anything about a single row bearing... Anyway, I'm going to be a bit of a Debbie downer and warn against making a "party" of a a pretty serious job...While it's not rocket science, there is plenty of room for screw ups... Good luck, and I hope it works out

I'll be there.............in spirit. Tell Roger and the gang that I said hi.

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Agreed, qualify the engine & the installers sobriety before proceeding.

All the good stories start with a bad decision. (Don't drink too much before performing surgery).

I do my best work blotto. Ask my wife....

I wholeheartedly approve. Have fun gents and post pics in progress. The blurrier the better...

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I'd definitely love to meet you guys at breakfast if the weather isn't awful. If it's bad out I'm not taking the 996 out of the garage. I may even come enjoy the first part of the imsb festivities. Already got the okay from the boss. Can you kindly pm me with breakfast time and location?

Whelp, it's a done deal. Weather was indeed marginal. Spotty rain all day, and heavy some times. Got the old bearing out and aside from one section of the seal it was in perfect shape. Nice and tight, no wobble, no metal coming off, and the bore looked great. New bearing went in fine except I had some struggle with the spirolock going into the groove. Needed 3 hands to compress and insert. Finally got it in and got the cap on. I didn't get the trans back in because my clutch release bearing shows excessive wear, and the pivot ball is a bit sloppy. Couldn't find the parts avail on Sat afternoon so will be delayed until Tue. Have to say it's not a fun job. The tensioner on top is a mothertrucker to access. Overall I'd rate the entire job about a 6 for a first timer. Now that I've done one, I'd rate it a 4. Didn't have any guests, but just as well - because the weather was cruddy and humid.

Glad to hear things went relatively smoothly. I didn't want to risk the 996 in TX's uncertain weather. I still feel lucky getting it home from Denver in the snow. I did trade my rat hole 951 project for a 944 driver today. I have mixed emotions about that but the 44 is pretty clean and mostly sorted. The 51 was going to be a forever project. I will get a 951 or maybe even a 928 soon enough.

No guests, how'd you get a third hand?

Glad to hear it went moderately well. I was thinking about heading down but my kids tennis tournament spilled over into Sat.

Ok, update time. I drove it home. Drove just fine, and no issues except one. The fore-aft shifter cable end fell off the shift-shaft! It was embarrasing. I had to push it into a lot, jack it up and push the cable end back on the shaft. I don't see how it's supposed to stay on there without any kind of locking? Weird. Only other thing I noticed was a bit more road noise and vibe from the front trans mount inserts I added. They were the soft 'street' version, and didn't seem very rigid but there's a bit more road noise and vibe or I'm just super-attuned to any little change after my work. Glad I got the bearing in and new clutch. I may offer it for sale again but the new price will be concomitantly higher.

I use zip ties to secure the cables. They popped off on me at the track.

^Yup^ Zip ties ! Re: trans mount inserts. I put the black ones in mine. I was verging on being shocked when I started the car and backed it out of the garage. It was so different, that I immediately started to run through a mental checklist of the reassembly process. I thought maybe I screwed something up... It's pretty amazing that the stock insert works so well at isolating the cabin from NVH. Unfortunately, it doesn't wear particularly well, and it's a pain in the butt to change.

I'll get them zip tied and go for another drive. The bad part about it, I was stopped for a light, and there was a RR crossing behind me. When the light turned green, and I had no gears, the folks behind me sitting on the tracks were a bit impatient. One guy in a truck helped me push it to the side.