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The rear bearings have shims for pre-load and since we are installing new bearings, I could not simply re-install as they came out. There is a procedure that involves measuring the thickness of the backing plate/bearings/inside and outside carrier and shimming for correct fit. Here is the measuring:



Here are the pretty new bearings, it will be a lot quieter now. The old bearings were shot, one was totally galled:




Here is the transaxle assembled w/ new bearings and what they look like up close:





BTW, those rear backing plates came out really nice from the powder coater.