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The lift at Tovar Euro Performance in Boerne

September 18, 2026 · 5 min read

Porsche IMS Bearings, Without the Panic

There is a 1999 Carrera on the lift this week, which is a good excuse to talk about the part every 996 owner has read something scary about. Here is what most of those articles leave out: your year decides most of your risk, and the early cars got the better bearing.

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