In my experience the shaft should have a little play that allows it to slide in/out without any material tension on it either way - to install the c clip it is pulled outward and the clip goes on, remaining without any real tension (and ABSOLUTELY not impacting bearing preload). Seems to me somethings definitely wrong.
If you're going to invest to have a mechanic get into it (probably many hundreds of $) I wouldnt risk damaging it by driving it to the shop, even though in theory it shouldnt be an issue... I'd just spend the $100 bucks or whatever to have it towed.
If you're going to invest to have a mechanic get into it (probably many hundreds of $) I wouldnt risk damaging it by driving it to the shop, even though in theory it shouldnt be an issue... I'd just spend the $100 bucks or whatever to have it towed.