Originally Posted by
kcjc
Reuse the bearing?! I was taught not to do it at two different shops. One is an LBS (summer job) and the other is my college bike shop (doing school and as basic as it comes). They're cheap and why allow potential problem(s) to fester?
1. It's a labor issue. How much labor does it cost to PROPERLY clean & INSPECT. vs just using new? A customer doesn't want to pay you $10 to inspect $2 worth of bearings.
When you buy 100's of bearings at a time, they get pretty cheap.
2. You don't have to trust employees who may not have the best judgement of what's good/bad. Besides, if it's iffy, you're going to toss anyway.