Ford 9" Axle lengths

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Not to repeat myself, but I am redoing a CR that was put together back in 95. It was assembled and in the first 75 miles it was spin out and parked in a ditch. It suffered minor front fiberglass damage and was put in storage in 95 and not touched until I bought it last fall. The builder was out of his element of knowledge in many areas. One is the rear axle. It was built with a brand new 9" ford housing. It has a new traction lock F-311 with Richmond gears and bearings. I started to look it over and noticed he had washers behind a spacer that held the axle bearings covers in place. I disassembled it and found that the axle is too long and the bearing sticks out by about .281 inches! OUCH! Okay here is where my lack of Ford knowledge comes in. The axles pulled right out and are not held in place by any type of a axle locks. Looks like the pressed on bearings and bearing retainer sleeve is what hold it in place. Obviously the bearing should fit all the way down into the bearing pocket. Right now that is impossible because the axle spline end bottoms out. Does anybody know how much the clearance there should be at the end of the axle before hits an obstruction? Also I am assuming that the bearing retainer flange does not need a spacer behind it. Is this correct? lastly the bearings are sealed so there is no additional axle seals. Should the bearing outer race be coated with something to provide an oil tight seal when assembled. I appreciate any help.
Thanks