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would it be good practice to add an extra one?
It's probably going to be essential to add at least one, but the exact number is a matter of trial and error (or careful measurement and calculation)
At the low speed of a bicycle hub, cageless ball bearings have worked fine for more than a century, in some cases literally an individual hub bearing.
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Is it okay to replace the clipped bearings in this Deore hub with new loose bearings and would it be good practice to add an extra one?
https://si.shimano.com/api/publish/storage/pdf/en/si/3CZ0A/SI-3CZ0A-002-ENG.pdf