I should get the bearings in in a few days depending on zmas stuff. i will let ya'll know how it goes, cheers.

got the bearings today. yaa going to fit and also found that CMS carries the chain guard so i will be getting one of those in a couple days. as always you guys are great, D

boats.net has been a good place for me to source 3TJ OEM parts from that most US shops claim don't exist or are discontinued, FYI.

Boats are usually cheaper than Europe too