Originally Posted by
Reeses
Today I took apart my BB and repacked it. I decided to go without the bearing cages after reading some forum posts.
However the BB cups still only fit 11 bearings. I read that I'm supposed to be able to fit more bearings without the cages, but when I tried to put an additional bearing in, it didn't fit.
Is there gonna be an advantage in using loose ball bearings over caged? Since it's still the same amount of bearings
No, 11 1/4" balls is the most you can fit, retainer or not. Some manufacturers try to save a few pennies by using 9-ball retainers, in which case pitching the retainers and adding more balls makes sense.
