One follow up question here.
It would seem that the issue is either assembler error or a defectively made bearing or a failed yoke. And a higher chance that it was an error. And most likely the error was not torquing the yoke nut correctly to crush the collar and get the bearings to the right pre-load.
If I find out tomorrow that the person who assembled it wants to tear it down and find out what happened, will he be able to detect if it was his error or a defective bearing?
With the way this deal happened which was through the machine shop owner sending it out to have assembled, I'm not in a good position to be able to argue for a no cost solution if the assembler is not totally honest.
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