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Mainshaft Bearing Installation

Special Tools Required 

  1. Install the bearing (A) in the direction shown.
    Fig 1: Installing Bearing
    G05459182Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.
  2. Expand the snap ring with the snap ring pliers, and insert the bearing part-way into the housing.
  3. Release the pliers, then push the bearing down into the housing until the snap ring snaps in place around it.
  4. After installing the bearing, check that the snap ring (A) is seated in the bearing and the housing groove, and that the ring end gap (B) is 0-7 mm (0-0.28 in.).
    Fig 2: Identifying Snap Ring End Gap
    G05459183Courtesy of AMERICAN HONDA MOTOR CO., INC.