The snap ring holds one of the OUTER races into the hub- - - - -the hub still slips off the spindle easily. It's just a real female dog to get access to the ring so the bearing cup can be replaced once the hub is removed.
Jerry

"It is better to be silent and be thought a fool than to speak and eliminate all doubt!" - Abraham Lincoln
Cringe and wail in fear, Eloi- - - - -we Morlocks are on the hunt!
There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man; true nobility is being superior to your former self. - Ernest Hemingway
Love your enemies and drive 'em nuts!