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Hello old doug, The outside of the hub was flush with the second retaining nut I put on and the drum came almost right to the backing plate. I would assume that's as far as it would go and was on all the way?

Whiskey, Bearings seem to be correct. Hyatt was the original manufacturer back in that day correct? I ended up using the same Hyatt bearing number that I pulled out. The races appear to be snug. I definitely cannot move them by hand when they are pressed in. Maybe I'll get the part numbers from the bearings and see if anyone can confirm I have the right bearings for the heck of it. They fit on the spindle at the proper spots and their races seem snug in the hub so I would assume they are correct. If all that checks out, would you assume a bad hub? Any way to confirm a bad hub besides replacing it and seeing how that goes? Maybe i'll take the drum/hub combo from the right side(the good side) and place that on the left side and take it for another short drive. Then, if the right side stays on(the drum that was originally sliding off) and the left side still comes out like it has, I could confirm the hub is a-okay and perhaps bearings or nuts? Sounds like a solid idea to me. Thanks for all of the responses.