I'm doing a complete rebuild of my 850 5-speed, to finally fix a broken 3rd gear (chipped teeth on mainshaft and countershaft). What would you guys do about replacing bearings? They all feel OK, look OK (ie no corrosion) - just spin freely. Would you just leave them in place, or try to source them all and replace? Not even sure how many there are yet - I guess 8 or 10? This would be a lot of extra work, and not small expense. But now would be the time...
In particular, the replacement (used) mainshaft and countershaft still have bearings on them. So that would be a 'mismatch' to the bearing races already in my other parts ie they didn't wear together. Would you worry about that?
Looking for helpful comments and advice, because I'm really on the fence about this. Thanks!
In particular, the replacement (used) mainshaft and countershaft still have bearings on them. So that would be a 'mismatch' to the bearing races already in my other parts ie they didn't wear together. Would you worry about that?
Looking for helpful comments and advice, because I'm really on the fence about this. Thanks!