Originally Posted by fyrstormer

New bearings showed up today. They pressed into the crankcase easily at room temperature. I used a pair of fancy German parallel-jaw pliers to do the job, and I held the plier handles near the pivot point so I could get a better sense for how much force I was applying. Piece of cake, and the crankshaft spins freely.

Hopefully these bearings will put an end to blown-off outer seals.