If you don't have an adequate gap between the bearing cover and the cup, then you won't be able to take the slack out of the system.
Apologies if I've missed something, but the first photo looks good to me.
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If you don't have an adequate gap between the bearing cover and the cup, then you won't be able to take the slack out of the system.
Apologies if I've missed something, but the first photo looks good to me.