The Haynes Book of Lies for my ZXR750H2 says that the front wheel bearings should be drifted in "until the recess for the snap-ring is visible", after which the snap-rings should be fitted. Job done.
Except...
I had a pig of a job getting the old bearings out because the bearings were drifted in far enough that the spacer between them couldn't be moved more than 1mm or so -- I just couldn't get a drift in to the inside, not even to the inner race. In the end, I had to disassemble one bearing on each wheel (pull the seal, destroy the cage, pull each ball-bearing out of the races) so that I could get a drift in to knock the bearing on the other side out.
With the new bearings in (exactly the right ones, same as the old ones) far enough to fit the snap-rings, there's now about 3mm of space between the inner face of the inner race and the spacer -- I can rattle the spacer about, and I'll have no trouble getting a drift in to knock this set out, should I have to.
Question is -- should I knock the bearings in further than they need to be to get the snap-rings fitted? Should they be flush up against the spacer?
My first reaction is that the snap-ring is the guide -- if they're in that far, they're in far enough, and more importantly they're in the same distance on both sides.
But I'm open to more learned opinions.
Cheers,
Chris.
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