Oh yeah, before the ratchet, I bought a set of rear axle bearing pullers (OTC 7495 series)to pull the axle bearings out of my 8.8 F*rd diff I am putting in my 59. Something I will never wear out. Only needed the large size, but they were priced to where I just went all in for the set, just in case.
R-Bo
1959 Apache 1/2 ton Big Window, Short bed Fleetside (under reconstruction) 1966 GMC 305V6 in the family