I usually don't change the shift drum. The other bearings in the bottom end are constantly spinning, I would definitely recommend changing those, but the shift drum isn't constantly spinning. I generally don't skimp on my rebuilds, but the shift drum bearing doesn't even see 1% of the use that the other bearings do. Heck, it doesn't even see 0.01% I usually only change that guy if the bottom end is blown and I'm worried about shavings and particles.