most likely running or not when it hit the bearings get damaged. The reason is take 10lbs of mass and run into a wall at 80-100mph. Does it really matter if it hits dead on or a glancing blow, there is a chance of tweaking the bearing, getting a flat spot, or just putting side loads on the bearing and race.

If the prop was not broken in the crash, then it might be OK. My opinion: bearings are cheap compared to a new engine. I would call service and see what they charge. I think this time of year is a little slower than in about 4-6weeks. So it might be a good time to send it in.

Call them up and they will give you the scoop. In the end its about how much risk you want to take. For me a crash means new bearings. I usually do it myself, if you have no experience doing this its better to let folks that know what to do perform the work for you.

Yes they will take it all aparts, clean it up and make sure nothing else is damaged. They also run all the engines before sending them back to customers.

Troy Newman