Inazuma 1200 Katana Rolling Inspection

Good morning!
Someone showing up first thing in the morning like this
 
has something off about them.

 
When there’s a weird feeling when pushing, pulling, or braking,
to be extra safe I touch and spin the countershaft bearing to check it.
Checking for play with the wheel installed.
Checking the bearing with the wheel removed.
Pretty much confirmed… it’s in a weird state I’ve rarely seen before.
Even though there’s grease, there’s a strange grinding feel to it ★
If it’s really bad, you can stick your finger in and feel the condition by working it around.
• Spins smoothly but the inner race is loose.
• Grinding and barely turns.
• Grinding feel in just a few spots.
If it’s just the bearing by itself, it’s easy to check,
but when it’s pressed in,
depending on how the bearing sits, the inner race gets pushed against the distance collar making it stiff, or there’s space—all kinds of different conditions.
Anyway, lately I’ve been freaked out by “axles tightened like crazy!”
It’s tight in here, so let’s do this next week or later, yeah?
The old blog is here ★