Quote Originally Posted by GMR Badass View Post
If the bushings look good don't worry about them. Caged needle bearing in the stator support I always replace because it is a very common failure.
Is there a way to get the old one out without having the special Kent Moore tool? How do you remove it?

Quote Originally Posted by CrazyBob03 View Post
If everything else is overkill, why not replace them anyways ?
Only because I've never replaced them before. I don't know what kind of tooling it would take. Ebay bushing/bearing puller and Harbor Freight arbor press?