I don't follow you La, the pig was blasted while empty, not after duh before...not even gonna think about the axles, I've built way too many cars with parts that were never needed, but suited the build...I'll have about 400 hp and don't intend on racing the elky...mebbe a few stop light encounters but nothing crazy...the guy with the press isn't the guy that tack welded the retainers on, the previous owner did that...I popped the retainer today after freezing it...I called ecklers about the bearing retainer yesterday about 2pm and they got it to me along with the free bearing today...sweet service...