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986/996 Clutch, IMS bearing and RMS replacement

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YOUR RESEARCH986/996 Clutch, IMS bearing and RMS replacement

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easiest part of the whole thing

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That was probably the easiest part of the whole thing

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Replace bearing

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Now I know why it cost so much to replace a bearing.

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Leading evidence: 'easiest part of the whole thing' (no explicit attributable resolution; this is a reported action or suggestion). Across 1 matching discussions, the most frequently mentioned possible cause is 'easiest part of the whole thing' (1 discussions; 0 report identifying it and 1 suggest it). The most frequently discussed action is 'Replace bearing' (1 discussions). For that action, 0 discussions report a resolution and 0 report an unsuccessful attempt. No action has an explicit, attributable resolution report under the current rules. These are forum reports and suggestions, not a confirmed diagnosis.

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Replace bearing

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Now I know why it cost so much to replace a bearing.

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Replace infamous ims bearing in archie

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Suggestion · Original poster

In this episode I attempt to replace the infamous IMS bearing in Archie.

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Replace rear main seal and the clutch

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Suggestion · Original poster

In this episode I replace the rear main seal and the clutch on Archie 996, and button it all back up.

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Use (expensive) puller supplied by ln engineering

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I believe its the steel retaining spring stopping the bearing from being pulled out - it goes with quite a loud snap when using the (expensive) puller supplied by LN Engineering.

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Now I know why it cost so much to replace a bearing.

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Replace infamous ims bearing in archie

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Suggestion · Original poster

In this episode I attempt to replace the infamous IMS bearing in Archie.

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986/996 Clutch, IMS bearing and RMS replacement

Replace rear main seal and the clutch

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Suggestion · Original poster

In this episode I replace the rear main seal and the clutch on Archie 996, and button it all back up.

Original post Read captured discussion
986/996 Clutch, IMS bearing and RMS replacement

Use (expensive) puller supplied by ln engineering

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Suggestion

I believe its the steel retaining spring stopping the bearing from being pulled out - it goes with quite a loud snap when using the (expensive) puller supplied by LN Engineering.

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easiest part of the whole thing

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Suspected cause · Original poster

That was probably the easiest part of the whole thing

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POST 1 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

This week Harry has had to go onto the back burner, because Archie needs a new clutch and on a 996, that means IMS and RMS while I am there.

POST 2 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

In this episode I attempt to replace the infamous IMS bearing in Archie.

POST 3Original post

Now I know why it cost so much to replace a bearing. 😲

POST 4 / ORIGINAL POSTEROriginal post

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The replacement bearing itself is still over $1k which is a crazy price for something that is really a $30 bearing, but the labour is a lot.

POST 5Original post

Hey Jeff - a quick question... Before trying to remove the bearing, you punched the slotted centre retaining bolt through into the IMS shaft - how did you pull it back into the bearing? I was under the impression that once the bolt was "floating loose" in hollow shaft you wouldn't be able to fish it out again.... I believe its the steel retaining spring stopping the bearing from being pulled out - it goes with quite a loud snap when using the (expensive) puller supplied by LN Engineering.

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In this episode I replace the rear main seal and the clutch on Archie 996, and button it all back up. Hopefully it will run! It was actually quite easy to get the bolt back in with a magnet. That was probably the easiest part of the whole thing

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