I am putting new bearings in the front of my 91, and i don't see anywhere that anyone mentions the spacer. What i need to know, is how much slop should be in the spacer. The last time, i must have tightened the brgs to tight, as i had an early failure on the left side. Rode it 250 miles back home from our camping trip. Very scary.

 

There shouldn't really be any play in the front or rear wheel bearings, if that's what you mean by 'slop', the spacers just slot into the dust cover seals.

Tighten the front axle bolt to the correct torque setting, you can find all settings in the manuals section here :-

Workshop Manuals - CBR Forum - Enthusiast forums for Honda CBR Owners

Having said that, every time I've had my bike MOT'd they have either mentioned the front wheel bearings, or even failed it on them (two different garages). The last time I got the garage to change them as I was convinced I must be doing something wrong and the very next MOT, the same place mentiones them again after only a couple of thousand miles. Don't know why, I've even changed the front axle, just something I have to live with, doesn't affect the ride at all and the play is only minute.

 

Spacers in the w/shop manual are called "collars" ... left and right are different sizes...

This "how to" download I did - with pictures - might help ......

WHEEL BEARING FRONT- http://db.tt/EMV5kvVF

 

We are talking different spacer. talking about the one internaly that goes between the two bearings. I know about the outer collars. Part number 6 on the micro fisch.

 

There shouldn't be any slop. It spaces the the inner races of the bearings.
In your first photo it looks damaged, if so it should be replaced.

 

Is that what that is? Yeah, that looks damaged to me too.

 

I did replace the inner spacer as well. Everytyhing felt good when installed. I think i might have damaged the bearing on that side when i installed it last time. All good now. Thanks