Re: Had this problem before, 49 Custom 8 won't go into gear

Posted by Owen_Dyneto On 2014/12/1 16:22:13

but no looseness between the bearings and the races.

That's contrary to what I've always read and been taught - that there should be freeplay, almost imperceptible and such that you can just barely feel it when you rock the drum side to side but not enough that you can actually see it, perhaps 0.001 to 0.004 inches. This would be similar to the free play on rear axle tapered roller bearings which is typically specified at about 0.004".