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I can not get this left side rear wheel to go on any further. It feels like it is agaist somthing solid. The right side is all the way on. Whar can the problem be? This is a 22. ThNks, Art

Can you turn the wheel in that position? Do you feel something scraping when you turn the wheel? If there is a scraping, your hub is hitting a bolt or the brake drum is hitting a brake shoe. Or maybe a thick aftermarket seal is keeping you from pushing the drum any farther. If it is none of the above, I would suspect a problem inside the differential causing the axle to protrude. Another possible cause, might be the axle key has moved too far back in the groove causing the hub to stop before it seats. To find out if this is the problem, try installing the hub with the key out. If it goes all the way on without the key, then the key is the cause of the problem.
Norm

Norman is offering good and valid advice. That said, what your picture shows, is exactly where a wheel/drum should sit relative to the backing plate when the hub and the axle are both in good shape. While it clears the backing plate, it is not supposed to go over it. If it is up against something solid and it still turns after the nut is run down, then it's seated correctly on the axle.

It shouldn't go on any further. The axle tapper is worn out if the other side went on further.

A common problem is the outer seal cup not being in all the way. It requires a lot of beat to get set down all the way.

For the side that goes on too far there are cone shaped axle shims available to space it out.