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Originally Posted by RudolfHucker
And don't forget the spacer tube when you knock the new bearings in! Line it up before you fully seat the last bearing.
It's a major sickening feeling when you look round and the spacer tube is still on the bench!
Be careful not to damage the new bearings when you knock them in. I use a socket reversed on an old socket extension so the flat side covers the width and spreads the load.
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This. Work around the outer bearing race gently allowing it to drop in level. Don't want to put any axial force into the inner race.