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Has there been any verified reports of a ceramic IMS bearing failing to the point of catastrophic failure? What I mean by catastrophic failure is the point where the bearing inner race can be dislocated enough to cause engine damage. What I do not consider catastrophic failure is a worn bearing where the bearing runs rough, noisy or with vibration, a little wiggle. But the inner race is secure and cannot be dislocated.
Check out ims retrofit.com. 12 failures were referenced and something like 7000 LN kits sold. Most failures from incorrect installs or trying to save already compromised motors.
Just call LN engineering to ask questions.
Woo, Hoo, can we beat the dead horsey again??
I wanna beat the collapsed chain tensioners again too, Please, please. lets beat pulled head studs, and , and clogged air injection ports, and failed valve guides, and exploding rubber centered clutches and pistons holed by broken twin distributer belts and...
Darn! Is this a requirement to contribute to the IMSB failure horror?
Nothing helps to start your weekend like a good ole IMSB thread. Let the beating begin!
I'm glad there are so many people who seem to know this subject very well. Does anyone know what the cage material is in these bearings. And if it varies, what material seems to holds up better. Thanks in advance.
Mr. White, it depends on who manufactured the bearing. You can get the bearing info then go to the builders/dist. website and usually get full specs on the bearing. Most of us have researched the different bearings until we were sick from it. The facts seem to be that if not replaced as PM, all M96 engines will suffer an IMSB CEF sometime in their life you just wont know when in advance.
Please do your own basic research first before expecting a handout, especially when you just start trolling these forums and the first post being that of wanting to improve or diagnose the IMS system. What is your ultimate goal here?
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