[GB SISSON]

Bob, I carefully cut that bearing back off with a cutoff wheel, and after that I made a driver from some heavy wall pipe. I turned a collar at the bearing end that pressed into the pipe and fit the inner race perfectly. At the pounding end I turned a trailer ball with a nice step at it's equator so I had a firm place to strike the 3 lb hammer. The ball had a flat spot about 5/8" diameter or so. I then placed a 4" diameter iron wheel from a floor jack on the concrete slab so not to mess with wheel studs and to achieve better backup. The bearing drove about 1/8" with each blow. Same with the keeper ring. I have confidence that it was a solid fit, but have to agree it's a strange way to secure something so important. I once lost both driver side dual wheels off my 92 F350 with about 2 tons on the bed. Wheels went across median and into oncoming traffic both lanes about 50 mph and it was dark. Nobody hurt, one bumper and grill on a gal's car was all. I will never forget the anxiety that night in the median as I sat waiting for the state trooper to arrive. We can continue this on my axle thread later today.