My '99 996 needs new pinion and counter shaft bearings. Unfortunately the local Porsche dealer tells me that these two bearings require 25 tons of force to press them onto their respective shafts. Is this correct? I live in the Cayman Islands so if this is correct, and they can't find a shop locally with a press, they will have to send the shafts and bearings to somewhere in Florida to be mated. Do these bearings really need that much force for a correct installation and if not are there any other installation methods that can be tried if a suitable press is not available? Thanks

 

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