T5 hard to shift after replacing bearing retainer

[Merlin76]

Mike,
I need to update my info because I recently moved from HI. I bought a house with a garage so, no prob taking it out again. Yes, I got the '94-95 retainer, which is the same one that I got the first time. I didn't have any problem out of that one for 9 months until it came apart. I'll have to do some reading and figure out what I need and how to do the "run out test" because I've never done this before. What makes me mad is that it wasn't doing this before I took it out. There wasn't anything visually wrong with the input shaft splines that I could see.
Do you think the bearing retainer could be off center a little bit and cause the clutch to drag a little? The only thing that lines that up is the four bolts that holds it. There aren't any guides or anything to make sure it's centered.
What do you think?
Thanks for your quick reply.
Steve