Don't know what tools you used, but something like this works great for pulling bearings on diffs and transmissions:
https://www.amazon.com/8milelake-Splitt ... B01HZB8GSOOften called a clam shell or bearing splitter with an extra heavy duty pulling arrangement, compared to a 3 or 4 jaw hinged puller.
The bearings are probably the same ones for the stock diff for the chevy application you mentioned.
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360LA 442E: 134.5x46x15
Lotus7:115x39x7.25
Tiger Avon:114x40x13.3-12.6
Champion/Book:114x42x11
Gibbs/Haynes:122x42x14
VoDou:113x44x14
McSorley 442:122x46x14
Collins 241:127x46x12