Crank bearing 2012ec250r

[Jim_C]

Question:

I lost sixth gear (broke in four places, bent shift fork) so I split the cases to replace the gear and fork. When I split the case the main bearing on the ignition side of the crank stayed on the crank not in the case.

My question is can I just leave it on the crank when I go to put the cases back together or do I need to remove it from the crank and place it back into the case? If I have to remove it, how would a guy go about doing that. Heat?