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I thought your description was pretty good. The picture validates what I was visualizing.
I worked at a place that was challenged with bearings needing to be places several feet from the end of a shaft. They put both in a deep freeze overnight and just slid them on in the morning. Thermal environment change could do the trick for you. Freeze the race and heat the cup.
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