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No the axle shaft went far enough into the spider gears before I pressed on the bearing, retainer, and axle seal.

Yes

So I have the right axle shaft for the driver side. The axle shaft seated all the way into the spider gears before I pressed the bearing on. The bearing, retainer, and axle seal I installed came with the axle shaft from jeggs. When I installed the bearing race the axle shaft would not seat all the way. Is there something I am missing with installing the axle shaft that would prevent it from seating all the way ?

I am not sure. Do you have anything I can reference to find out if everything is pressed in the right spot ?

Hey so Ive run into an issue with my 87 with a dana 44 in the rear. I went to go replace my axle shaft for the rear driver side. I purchased PN 83504961 30Spline 29.25" long. I am having an issue were it will not go in all the way. There is no debris in the way. The axle shaft seal sticks out slightly and will not seat all the way. Looking from inside the differential it seems like the shaft is 1/4" an inch from being all the way seated in the spider gears. Did I buy the wrong one or am I doing something wrong?