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Originally Posted by Mike Petersen
$1700 is a big nut for a bearing. But I take your point...
Any thoughts on the poor-mans $0 solution that started the thread (option 1 or 2)? Hopefully much better than stock, but obviously not up to the LN Solution in reliability.
-Mike
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I have no regard for Pelicans cheap update for two reasons: First, it is no better than what was already in the engine, which means it could just as easily fail at any time; second, they only offer a single row version which has to be used with a spacer in a dual row application. But the single row is the most prone to failure of the IMS designs. To me, it is simply false economy.
Drilling a hole in the shaft is a waste of time and could endanger the shaft. You want to keep oil out, use a good retrofit bearing like LN, or plug the shaft.
$1700 a big nut only until your factory bearing fails, then it was money well spent. The Solution is simply the best option available period.
And while you have the shaft out of the engine, you should either pin or weld the end gears in place as they have been known to slip...................