Bearings in 3-speed gear box

[Fury Fan]

Originally Posted by Wombii

If I remember the gear box internals correctly, the reason it's advised not to replace with ball bearings is that those bearings need to both slide and roll freely. Ball bearings are usually not very good at sliding.

I am building my first KH and just finished the trans. Installed bearings throughout just prior to reading this thread. I have 1 bearing not sliding well, and I agree with Wombii. I'm going to swap those 2 bearings for the Tamiya bronze bushings.