A friend of mine gave me two sets of brand new OEM main bearings for a gsr. They have some minor scratches here and there on the inside of the bearings. Are they still okay to use? I would post some pictures for better judgements but I don't know how. sorry. Help!

 

why chance it, bearings are not that expensive

 

inside the bearing? you mean the side that faces the block or crank?
if its the side facing the block it should be ok
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True. But they're brand new.

 

<TABLE WIDTH="90%" CELLSPACING=0 CELLPADDING=0 ALIGN=CENTER><TR><TD>Quote, originally posted by mmuller &raquo;</TD></TR><TR><TD CLASS="quote">inside the bearing? you mean the side that faces the block or crank?
if its the side facing the block it should be ok
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the inside face. The side facing the crank journals.
Also, I can feel the scratches with my finger tip.

 

Replace them with the same color. If you can feel it with your finger just replace them. The bearings are a soft metal compared to the crank, they are made to give so the crank is does not get scared.

 

crank journal side scratched, then replace