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Message: [QUOTE="reepicheep, post: 1356260, member: 104942"] That is the only bearing inside the split that I have not already replaced. Every other bearing and seal in there is new. I pulled it originally, and it felt a little crunchy, and figured I might as well replace it. When I heard the $40 price tag from the bearing shop (they were 1/2 Kawasaki prices on the other bearings), I passed on that one and came back and cleaned the original up. It feels fine, and like you say, the shift drum doesn't demand much of a bearing in the first place. The other "expirement" is that one of the crank seals is from the bearing shop, not from Kawasaki. I bent one in my "kit" trying to put it in the cases... probably should have frozen those and heated the cases to get those in as well, I wasn't expecting such a fight. So I got an oil seal from the bearing shop... they said it is top quality and will work well. It looks different then both the factory part and the aftermarket part... but if anything looks better made. No exposed metal anywhere, stiffer construction on the metal, better lips, easier to install (more fully formed cups). Its a little bit of a risk, but I think it will be fine. I'll post if it goes badly... I'm not naive and thinking that the first time I split the cases and do a total rebuild that I will be guaranteed to get everything perfect the first time. I'm trying obsessively to do so, but if it goes together and has to come apart again for some reason (like that seal failing after 4000 miles or so), that's just part of the cost of learning... There's a reason a good mechanic will bill $80 an hour... [/QUOTE]

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