[tknj99]

Thanks.. I was able to do the bearing swap successfully but of course in my haste I forgot to install the spacer between on the inside of the hub the bearings and seem to have misplaced it somewhere in the shed
Oh well. It's functional but will have to redo again when it turns up..
P.S. I believe the reason the stock bearings failed was due to overtightening the axle nut. Once it's overtightened the wheel doesn't spin or spin freely leading to failure within a short period of time.