Another mod I always make is swapping the PITA E-ring to a fabricated snap ring, like modern CV shafts use. The shaft is still positively retained in the chunk, but it can be pried out without breaking the chunk off the axle beam. I bent the snap ring from an old D-cell battery spring.
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