What a pain in the arsk pulling the axel out of these 86 trucks. I bought a bearing for the passenger side axel and after removing the E-brake cable from the truck so I could pull axel I finally got it out. I managed to get the slotted retainer bolt and locking washer off the bearing. Now I got to figure out how to press bearing off. The manual shows to use a flat plate with holes lined up to fit the back plate of the drum housing and use 2 bolts to work the bearing off the axel, but it doesn't make sense how the plate is going to stay put on the axel. Then the manual says I have to shim the damn thing too when reinstalling. Never had so much BS to do when replacing a rear wheel bearing like this. I think I'll just drop it on my machinest work bench first thing in the morning and let them do the press work. I don't have the tool for this, though a hydraulic jack could make an attempt.
He'll get an axel and the brake shoe housing still attached with an e-brake cable dragging along.