Missing - one needle bearing

[Red_Hen]

Hi Gang,

Spent 1/2 an afternoon yesterday on R65LS.  Had a gut level that a needle bearing or two might be missing - we pulled rocker arms and sure enough on the last one, one needle bearing is missing.  
Do I need to go and buy a complete assembly or is it feasable to get a hold of one bearing and put it where it belongs?

Bought a new ignition switch - are there any posted pics of which wires go where?  We have a Clymer's service book but the schematic is pretty vague.

I plan to bring bike home this week and will post pictures of more questions as to what goes where - all electrical questions.

Getting closer but then . . . sometimes I feel like dropping it off at a shop and saying call me when it's done!

[Bob_Roller]

There is normally a small gap  when all of the needles are pushed together .

If you can extract one needle from the other bearing and see if you can get it to fit, most likely you can't .

You're not the first to have doubts about this .

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I don't know if the '79-'80 models had needle bearings, but if they do, I will have a spare if you need it.

[Red_Hen]

There is no doubt that I'm missine one needle bearing.  We checked all four and the last one came up one short.

[Bob_Roller]

Then I guess you need to get a replacement needle .

Unless you get just the needle from someone that has some, you're only other course is to purchase a bearing .  

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

I have a wrecked engine with all sorts of miscellaneous parts.  NBD.

[Crossrodes]

Rob, my '79 has needle bearings in the rockers so most likely the one you have will too.

[Rob Valdez 79 R65]

Rob, my '79 has needle bearings in the rockers so most likely the one you have will too.

They have already been dropped in the mailbox to Ken!