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Congrats on the fix. Im terrified to open mine up. It's all magic in there. Unicorn horns, and fairy dust!

You have one with the same problem? Nothing to worry about, it's not as hard as you may think. No magic involved, or fairy dust needed. I originally thought I would have to pull the engine (again) and take it all apart in order to get a new bearing installed. I did not know if it needed to be machined (if so, the entire engine would need to be disassembled), but I thought I would try installing a used bearing first. I am blessed in that it worked, and it was not as hard of a job as I thought it was going to be!

All Diesel Fleet:
1985 Mitsubishi 2.3 Turbodiesel Pick-up, 1983 GMC Van- 6.2 Diesel.
Benzs: 1995 E300 diesel, 1980 300SD, 1982 300CD, 1983 300D, 1985 190D.
1980 AMC Eagle Limited Wagon powered by: 3.6 Litre I6 VM Turbo Diesel Engine (one of fewer than 10 made, only 2 known to still exist)