Then slowly pull the 'V' towards you. The wire 'eye' will start to bend

Until you have something like this.

Then use the pliers, and bend the wire as shown.

Then bend the rear portion of the bearing as shown below.

Place the short 2" piece of wire into the front loop of the bearing as shown. Where the wire crosses is the location of where the pigtail will be formed.

Start to bend the bearing wire around the mandrel wire as shown below.

Continue to bend the wire around the mandrel until you have something like this.

Cut off all but about the last 3/8" of wire.

Then use the needle nose pliers and grab the wire by going through the center of the bearing as shown below. Once you grab the wire, then pull the wire through the center which will make the pigtail.

This is what it will look like when completed and the excess wire is trimmed off.

Now check to make sure the bearing holes are lined properly. To do that take a piece of wire and insert it into the first hole in the bearing. Move it in and out to check to see that it moves easily and does not bind.

Then slide the wire into the pigtail portion of the bearing and make sure that the wire can rotate and move freely in the bearing. It is very important that the wire does not bind when in the bearing. If it does, then the power of the rubber band will be used up by friction of the binding wire and slow the prop down. You may need to fine bend some portions of the bearing to achieve this.

Here is the final product.

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