SIGH.
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Well, in deciding to fix the stack, I figured, "gotta use the puller sooner or later." The inability to use the puller set me on a track to figure that out, even if I wanted to reconsider fixing the stack. The fact that I had another scrap hinge laying around to make new plates for the puller also pushed me along. Two band saw blades later, the project turns into a shopping trip searching for good saw blades, maybe, today. (Yeah, yeah, I could saw slots and grind and all of that, but might as well see if I can get a high-speed steel jigsaw blade that will do it.)
Musky,
It's a new bearing. I'm guessing the factory doesn't select rollers for a specific orientation. In fact I've seen the "How It's Made" episode that shows bearing being made. They did sort finished ball bearings (and, I assume, rollers) by size, but after that, straight into the autoloader. Got ya' on the sealer, but beyond that now.
Guys,
Thanks for letting me rant. I know much of this is trivial.
Richard L.