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Thrust Bearing Pulled Out
Well after taking it all apart once again I discovered that the thrust bearing had been pulled half way out of the plate its pressed into when I pulled off the output coupling!
I wasn't aware it was supposed to be flush until fully removing the plate and looking at the back where I could clearly see clean fresh steel where the bearing had pulled away from. This wasn't allowing the coupling to seat properly. Bearing was a bit rusty looking, and after giving it a thorough beating with the hammer and press trying to get it seated, I thought it best to just replace entirely.
New bearing and new coupler arrived and everything fit like a glove. Problem solved!
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