Clutch fork & pilot bearing question

[BTR69]

Good evening. Please forgive my lack of stick shift and clutch knowledge, but I haven't done much aside from driving a manual tranny since the late 1990's. Looking for input on the correct orientation for installing this shift fork. Pretty sure the flat side (top in pic) goes toward engine and angled side toward tranny. Or does it really make much difference. Just want to verify if I'm correct, as I've apparently lost my reference pics from disassembly.

Also, the pilot bearing is different than the original. Does it matter if the groove is one way or the other?

Thanks.

[james schaechter]

It looks like the fork was clearanced a bit to clear the hat so that should face the hat of the clutch
I doubt of the groove was anything other than a a groove for an o ring in case the bearing is used in applications that may require it. Should not matter which way the groove is in this application.

[BTR69]

Originally Posted by james schaechter

It looks like the fork was clearanced a bit to clear the hat so that should face the hat of the clutch
I doubt of the groove was anything other than a a groove for an o ring in case the bearing is used in applications that may require it. Should not matter which way the groove is in this application.

Thanks. Had not considered being machined for clearance. Makes a lot of sense. Did an internet search for this style fork and found one from Quarter-Max Racing that looks identical, aside from where mine is shaved down. Hopefully I'll have things back together in the next few days.
Have a great week.