So I wanted to get my frame powder coated so I popped everything out of the frame to have that done and I went ahead and bought new needle bearings from Babbitt’s. I pressed them in and it was way to tight to get the pivot spacers in so I tried pounding the new bearings out and I’m doing so completely destroyed them. Fine whatever I order some more as well as pivot spacers. But now I have the race for both bearings stuck in the frame (see pictures.) I’ve spent 2 days now battling this and am about to take the frame to a machine shop to get them out hopefully. Apart from that, what is the proper manner of putting all of this back together. The clear Manaus is very vague on the topic.

Bearing race in frame without flash