I did scrape the old belt off with a toothpick before I put the new one on and my machine didn't have that screw on the end of the hand wheel when I got it. I was going to buy one, but not if I don't need it
With the bearings, do you mean the ones that are part of the bushing near the hand wheel? They seemed pretty good when I had the piece out, but I will definitely look again.
When that whole section moves, should it be able to move without the hand wheel? Should it be able to move without the timing belt on? It's difficult to crank it without the hand wheel and I remember it not moving almost at all when the belt was off.
Should any of these moving parts move freely without each other, or do they need each other to move at all?
Remind me that it's about the journey, not the destination haha