1987 wheel bearings and seals

[TimJ]

Hi everybody, I am new here. I am working on restoring a 1987 Club Car DS. The rear wheel seals were leaking all over the break drums so I dove in to replace bearings and seals. The passenger side went well. There is a spring behind the hub that compresses to allow movement if the bearing and sleeve to reveal a stop ring. Once the stop ring was removed the bearing and sleeve slid right of. On the drivers side however, there is no spring. (the exploded drawing I got from club car says there is one). The axle shaft is tapered larger toward the hub which does not allow the bearing or sleeve to slide back to reveal the stop ring. (if there is one). I can't get either the bearing or sleeve to budge!