Originally Posted by sbourg

Actually, its unlikely that you can sufficiently accurately seat the races using either a press or a drift. Nothing will apply the pressure as evenly as the actual adjusting nut, when a few thousands of an inch clearance is the spec. It IS the races you are seating properly - the bearings do not need 'seating' between their mating parts, so the 45 ft-lb torque would accomplish nothing if this were the case.

Steve