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Old 07-30-2010, 07:34 PM
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Originally Posted by MattFL
It seems to tighten up if I allow the collet all the way back to the bearing, but I'm afraid of putting too much pressure on the bearing. If I tighten the flywheel bolt will it put all that pressure on the bearing, or does the inner bearing race (front bearing) press up against a lip on the crankshaft (inside the motor) thus pinching the inner bearing race between the lip no the shaft and the flywheel and not really putting any pressure on the bearings themselves? Did I explain that clearly?
It should be up against the bearing. It will only push on the inner race which is braced by the crank itself on the backside.
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