Originally Posted by
Maximo
The inner race of the front bearing should be pinched between the but end of the crank and the backside of the collet...If this is seated correctly and there is still too much in/out thrust it means the front bearing is junk...........the rear bearing should not have any trust load placed upon it, that front bearings inner race is what the crank is bottomed to, not the rear bearing.....
Why would a man. make a crankcase/crank setup to put the tension of the load on the front bearing ?
If all is built properly and seated properly the load will and should be shared between both bearings which is why the cc code bearings that novarossi boasts have a 6 x 6.3mm rear bearing now