General Repair Notes: Components: Bearings

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Set needle bearings, ball sleeves and roller sleeves with the inscribed side (greater thickness) facing toward drift.
Install new tapered roller bearing as supplied and do not use additional oil.
Install various bearings (removed tapered roller bearings) into transmission, lubricated with gear oil.
Heat inner races of taper roller bearings to approx. 100°C before installing. Press on to the stop when installing, so there is no axial clearance.

Warm inner race for needle and roller bearings to 130°C max.
Do not interchange inner and outer bearing races with those from other bearings of the same size, bearings are paired.
Taper roller bearings installed on a shaft must be replaced as a set and use same make of bearings.
If gear set is replaced, then always replace double angular contact ball bearing on drive pinion with it.