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As an addendum I would caution others to try their best to avoid having to remove these bearings. If you have a clutch cover that you want powder coated make some wooden plugs for the bearings. I would then find a quality powder coat operation and specify to them that those holes need plugged and taped off and to try to avoid getting any media and powder in them. I have read that others on Triumphrat.net had success plugging them and powder coating the cover. That is the approach that I tried on the chrome cover for my 2001 Bonneville. Here is what I believe went wrong. After I pulled the engine covers the insides were obviously covered in oil. So in an attempt to remove the oil without having to do a bunch of work I filled my bath tub with Dawn dish washing liquid and water and threw all the parts in there for about 12 hours. After I removed them I noticed that the chrome had bubbled in a few spots on the clutch cover. I think sitting in there for so long moisture/water somehow worked its way in causing the chrome to separate. I then took my covers to the powder coater. As they were media blasting the clutch cover the chrome started to peel so I had to have the chrome stripped. I believe the chrome stripping process is what damaged the bearings. The other chrome covers that I had powder coated had no peeling and turned out great. It was just that dang clutch cover.