Thank you both. I admire and appreciate your experience . . . . and your willingness to share the wisdom of that experience. We all have our own areas of expertise. This area clearly belongs to you.
New caged bearings arrive tomorrow. Since I've already paid for them, I guess I'll throw them on. After reading the above, I'd have been inclined to deal with the extra fiddle of installing loose bearings instead.
Also saw a brief video this morning on replacing spindle/bearing assemblies with a one-piece bottom bracket assembly. Hmm. :-) Anyway, thanks again. Duane Behrens