What he said...^

NOW it comes to mind .....   yea, in my haste to get this done I got ahead of myself, pressed everything together without thinking, maybe some neighbor came or who knows, I pressed it all on and then saw my 'haste-mistake'.   No problem tho', I simply cut a piece out of the retainer plate, slipped it on, then welded the piece back in, shielding the bearing of course. 
So.... I got by with that blunder and didn't really take that much time to do but ......... the next axle was done the right way, the plate on first, then we pressed  bearing & retainer on.    Like I said before, it took about 12 ton to press them on guys, they ain't goin' anywhere anytime soon. 
As to removing the bearings, I had time, made a special puller, it worked great and with no danger of damage to the axles.  The air impact did the work, no torch gas needed, no grinding, no hammers.  Main thing is to replace these old wheel bearings, a breakdown with that is no fun and could leave a person really hanging, we were very lucky on our trip to have found an axle.
Next job, replace my noisy glass pacs with Walker Silencers ...  "Listen Maw... no more NOISE".

Warren

I think there is a difference. If it says "made in Japan or USA" there is a better chance you are getting quality.
That's just my opinion anyway.

What is made in the USA anymore ... not coils, not points or condensers, you buy three and one is good, you toss the rest.  Bearings almost all made overseas anymore, the days of US quality is gone, some of the stuff is OK but not likely to match what was made here.   The rear wheel bearings I put in my '54 were Fafnir, not Timkin as I said, made in Turkey of all places, they looked really good and pressed on fine....   we'll see ...
Donald Trump is right, we have lost our industrial base because companies simply can't make any money here anymore, taxes highest in the world, regulations that strangle and this is more of the problem than wages, we can out-produce any country but taxes and regulation makes it about impossible to exist here.   I'm 83 now, have seen the USA in it's glory days when things were made here and the average Joe could make a good living making them.  Now these people are on welfare and food stamps, jobs gone, pride gone. 

warren

We did a lot of this to ourselves, I started out in the 1960s as a mechanic, I made really good money,my neighbor who was my age wore a shirt and tie to work, he made haft what I did, but he was the golden boy.  Find a high school student to day who can read a ruler, do math without a calicular, change a light switch in a house, change the oil in their car, even know WTH  a shop manual is.....Shall I go on?...  

If you think manufacturing is bad in the US it is worse here in Australia. It is almost all just mining and farming now. A couple of years back our dollar was riding high for a little while and killed any ability to compete and ended most of our manufacturing, and it wont be coming back now. We can't compete against the low labour costs of these countries with people that have a much lower standard of living. In some places they are lucky to afford a bicycle for transport.

Here in land of free & brave, we have raised taxes to pay for those that don't care to work, given just about everybody everything, and now nearly half the country is on food stamps and welfare.  Hundreds of useless regulations that have killed business and preventing new business from startups, it's pure insanity of the highest level, we've killed our own economy.  "Affordable" healthcare premiums soon due to grow another 20% on top of already insane costs, another job killer and means to wreck the middle class.  The poor get it free, we pay the bills.  The welfare state is alive and well, growing day by day and if this woman with the large posterior gets elected we may as well cash in our chips, it's over.  All Establishment is against Trump, they know this outsider and super business guy would upset their corrupt apple carts and change things in a big way, badly needed.  Hang on to your Y-blocks guys because it may be the only cars we an afford in time to come, I'm using mine daily, no more new cars for this old codger.  I'm replacing my glass pacs with Walker Silencers, I need the peace and quiet.
warren

We have raised taxes to pay for the wars we get into, I don't know what the cost is now but when the Bushes were in office it was a Billion dollars a day'
http://www.washingtonexaminer.com/report-price-of-iraq-afghan-wars-hits-a-staggering-6-trillion/article/2560928
http://watson.brown.edu/costsofwar/costs/economic

Welfare
 http://www.cheatsheet.com/business/why-is-american-social-welfare-so-incredibly-expensive.html/?a=viewall
Remember over 60% of welfare expenses go to pay the people passing it out, and they can do 20 years and retire at haft salary.  

I'm a  liberal but trump looks a lot better than the same old I'm hearing out of the Democrats.

I got this from a republican friend, and can't agree more....

 Like many citizens, I’ve wondered and tried so hard to understand why Trump has such a remarkable following.  (It's obvious why he shouldn’t!)   Then a friend sent me this raccoon story.   It makes no difference about your political leanings, this is just a good explanation of WHY... (Or it's as good as any I can come up with).
 Please, don't reply with political rants from your side of the fence.  This is not a message to support either party.   It just helps understand how on earth Trump can remain so "popular."   You have to admit, it's not easy to understand.
 OK.  To begin, a Republican writes a letter.  Read on, even if you are a Democrat.
 Dear Representative,
, “What have the Republicans and their Party done for the American people lately?” While you seem never to have listened to us in the past Forty Years, we gave you a majority in the house and senate two years ago and you have done nothing with the power we provided you. 
  You are the “establishment” and it’s apparent all you really want to do is to save your jobs and line your pockets. . . Well, guess what?  It’s not going to happen.  You can shake in your boots when I tell you our support is for TRUMP and he hasn’t asked for a dime.
 You might think we are fools because you feel Trump is on a self-destruct course but you look outside DC and listen to the masses.  Few, if any, have achieved what he has, especially in a state of New York .
 If you really want to know how the majority of people feel, and this applies to both democrats and republicans, read below, it says it all.
 Sincerely,
 Here comes the part about the raccoons:
 You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement is infested with raccoons.  Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have overtaken your basement.  You want them gone immediately.  You call the city, the county and 4 different exterminators.  Nobody can handle the job . . . But then you hear of one guy and this one guy guarantees to get rid of them.  So you hire him.  You don't care if the guy smells, you don't care if he cusses and swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic, you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he voted for Obama, you don't care if he has plumber's crack, you simply want those raccoons gone!  You want your problem fixed!  He's the guy.  He's the best.  Period
 Back to Trump
 Here’s why we want Trump.  Yes he's a bit of an ass, yes he's an egomaniac, but we don't care.  The country is a mess because its politicians suck.  The Republican Party is two-faced & gutless, and illegals are everywhere.  We want it all fixed!  We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he had been friendly with Hillary, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslin terrorist.
 This country is bankrupt and appears weak.  Our enemies are making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegal's, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in.  "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED" and Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want.
 We're sick of our politicians, sick of the Republican Party, sick of Democratic Party and sick of illegal’s.  We just want this thing fixed.  Trump may not be a saint, but doesn't have lobbyist’s money holding him, he doesn't have political correctness restraining him, all you know is that he has been very successful, a good negotiator.  He has built a lot of things.  He's also not a politician, not a cowardly politically correct politician. And he not only says he can fix it, he says he will fix it and we believe him.
 And we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven wrong or looked at and called a liar.  Also we don't care if the guy has bad hair.
 We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW.
 You are welcome to pass this on.  I feel this is why hundreds of thousands of people that haven't voted in 25 years are registering to vote this year. The raccoons have got to go.
 Like many citizens, I’ve wondered and tried so hard to understand why Trump has such a remarkable following.  (It's obvious why he shouldn’t!)   Then a friend sent me this raccoon story.   It makes no difference about your political leanings, this is just a good explanation of WHY... (Or it's as good as any I can come up with).
 Please, don't reply with political rants from your side of the fence.  This is not a message to support either party.   It just helps understand how on earth Trump can remain so "popular."   You have to admit, it's not easy to understand.
 OK.  To begin, a Republican writes a letter.  Read on, even if you are a Democrat.
 Dear Representative,
 From the time I was able to vote I voted Republican. I am 70+ and have a great deal of respect and influence with hundreds of senior ballplayers who also network with thousands of others around the country.
 I received your questionnaire and request for money to help support the Republican nominee for the office of the President.  Rest assured, I strongly agree with every question as I have since Obama was elected.  Unfortunately, an important question that was missing was, “What have the Republicans and their Party done for the American people lately?” While you seem never to have listened to us in the past Forty Years, we gave you a majority in the house and senate two years ago and you have done nothing with the power we provided you.  And Now, you want more of our money?
 You should be concerned about our votes not our money.  You are the “establishment” and it’s apparent all you really want to do is to save your jobs and line your pockets. . . Well, guess what?  It’s not going to happen.  You can shake in your boots when I tell you our support is for TRUMP and he hasn’t asked for a dime.
 You might think we are fools because you feel Trump is on a self-destruct course but you look outside DC and listen to the masses.  Few, if any, have achieved what he has, especially in a state of New York .
 If you really want to know how the majority of people feel, and this applies to both democrats and republicans, read below, it says it all.
 Sincerely,
 Here comes the part about the raccoons:
 You've been on vacation for two weeks, you come home, and your basement is infested with raccoons.  Hundreds of rabid, messy, mean raccoons have overtaken your basement.  You want them gone immediately.  You call the city, the county and 4 different exterminators.  Nobody can handle the job . . . But then you hear of one guy and this one guy guarantees to get rid of them.  So you hire him.  You don't care if the guy smells, you don't care if he cusses and swears, you don't care if he's an alcoholic, you don't care how many times he's been married, you don't care if he voted for Obama, you don't care if he has plumber's crack, you simply want those raccoons gone!  You want your problem fixed!  He's the guy.  He's the best.  Period
 Back to Trump
 Here’s why we want Trump.  Yes he's a bit of an ass, yes he's an egomaniac, but we don't care.  The country is a mess because its politicians suck.  The Republican Party is two-faced & gutless, and illegals are everywhere.  We want it all fixed!  We don't care that Trump is crude, we don't care that he insults people, we don't care that he had been friendly with Hillary, we don't care that he has changed positions, we don't care that he's been married 3 times, we don't care that he fights with Megyn Kelly and Rosie O'Donnell, we don't care that he doesn't know the name of some Muslin terrorist.
 This country is bankrupt and appears weak.  Our enemies are making fun of us, we are being invaded by illegal's, we are becoming a nation of victims where every Tom, Ricardo and Hasid is a special group with special rights to a point where we don't even recognize the country we were born and raised in.  "AND WE JUST WANT IT FIXED" and Trump is the only guy who seems to understand what the people want.
 We're sick of our politicians, sick of the Republican Party, sick of Democratic Party and sick of illegal’s.  We just want this thing fixed.  Trump may not be a saint, but doesn't have lobbyist’s money holding him, he doesn't have political correctness restraining him, all you know is that he has been very successful, a good negotiator.  He has built a lot of things.  He's also not a politician, not a cowardly politically correct politician. And he not only says he can fix it, he says he will fix it and we believe him.
 And we believe him because he is too much of an egotist to be proven wrong or looked at and called a liar.  Also we don't care if the guy has bad hair.
 We just want those raccoons gone, out of our house, NOW.
 You are welcome to pass this on.  I feel this is why hundreds of thousands of people that haven't voted in 25 years are registering to vote this year. The raccoons have got to go.

Hey Lou! "Raccoons" sounds a little racist, why don't you change that to "squirrels"? lol
I imagine most Germans felt the same way about Adolf as the poor dumb schmoes that 
support Donald do! Hitler did make Germany great again....for a little while anyway. lol




"FREE SAMPLE"

"Racoons" is about "Why" , how you got Hitler into this is beyond me considering Hitler wasn't voted into power he took control with the help of the "Brown Shirts" in 1934, in fact he lost the election in 1930.