An Update: I stopped at the shop this morning that the truck was towed to earlier this week. I hadn't heard anything this week so I stopped. They hadn't had a chance to get to it till yesterday afternoon. The truck was in one of the bays in the back so it wasn't evident when I got there. The owner, whom I had been talking to on the phone previously came out wiping down his hands and shaking his head. He said that he had never seen a set of hub so tight and rust welded on in all his days but they had just gotten the second one off. He said they did use heat but more importantly, one of his mechanics, without his knowledge, had recently purchased one of these.(I don't know if this was the brand or not.). The benefit of it is that you can get a full swing at it with a maul or hammer. He said that although it was new when they started, it now looked like it had been constantly used for a year because of all the beating it took. But, it finally broke the bearing free.He was happy one of his mechanics had taken the initiative.
They checked everything out, used a lot of anti-seize and put it back together. And the bill was only slightly higher than what he quoted me initially a couple of weeks ago before I decided to try to do it myself. Good to have the truck back. Just wanted to let everyone know how it turned out. Appreciate everyone's input and suggestions.
