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Originally Posted by joyridin'

The bearings are cheap for the stub axles if they are tapered. The shims in between the bearings will probably match the new bearings without a problem. If it were me, I would order the stub axle seal, pull the stub axles apart, replace the seals and the bearings.

You do need a bearing press of some type. I have one from Harbor Freight I use. The tolerance is 0 - .003" end play.

I definitely will order all new bearings and seals, etc. What I'm also concerned about because of the water and rust is the condition of the other components like the powerlock discs, etc. The 3:54 internals were working flawlessly in the car before so I was wondering if I could just swap everything into the 3:31 case and add new bearings and seals.