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Goldtec keeping things TIGHT I see still, those guys know their way around a tolerance sheet!
Before you struggle any further, push axle back out and proper examine the inside cut face of the hub for damage. Any misaligned bearing smacked into their in the past will leave a scar and this scar will prevent the bearing going in correctly full stop, or if you do get it in, will put a stress point on the cartridge causing it to grind/fail super quick.
As MV if all is well, make yourself a stack and tappy tap it home, or find a mate with a proper bearing press (hydraulic car sized or fly press style) and wind it in. Even a jumbo vice can be used.
Have even had success with Irwin vice grips large/heavy duty, it generates a good 150-200 kg of compressive force, half made of plastic too so allows some flex/out of line goodness where it won't destroy your hub if you get things slightly wrong.
BrickMan-
I'm glad I wasn't imagining the tight tolerance thing with the Goldtecs.
Irwin vice grips large
I've just had to google that, are they what I would have called monkey grips back in the day ? I'm struggling to understand how I could use those with a built up wheel.
This hub was factory fresh when I got it so hopefully there wouldn't be any damage, yet! (my passed experience was on a different hub)
HousecatHST
Yeah, I've had success with that method in the pasted with other hubs but it just wouldn't work with the Goldtec it was just too tight.