Lost my bearings, RWL bearings Options

[jwalters]

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif) Need some input please. When I replaced my rwl bearings on my daily driver, they were from pep-boys, do not remember the brand but was U.S.A. They went in w/o a hitch, and when torqued had what I thouroughly believed as beautiful feeling pre-load. No noises when turned, easy to turn w/ some resistance--now those are not bothering me, this is:

When I got my spare (rear) arms built up, I had gotten some more new bearings (SKF brand , made in Spain) for my rebuild project. Now, I am not quite sure about them, and it sickens me (IMG:style_emoticons/default/icon8.gif) (IMG:style_emoticons/default/barf.gif) that they may have to be replaced before I even use them. See, these have little pre-load on them at all, and when I spin the hub, they emit a sound as if there is no grease in them.

I loosened the nuts and double checked the torques--

(IMG:style_emoticons/default/confused24.gif) Has anybody else faced this before??? I have never in my 20+ years of wrenching come across a situation such as this. Two brand new bearings, not feeling bad, but not quite right either.....

[silver2.0]

I guess I don't fully understand the problem, the skf's sound like they have no grease but they do? What does it feel like? By some resistance, what do you mean? Usually I just tighten until I feel reistance, back off just a tiny bit, and make sure it won't rock with a wheel on top to bottom. Don't know if that is the "right" way though. I can tell you from experience on large industrial gear boxes that SKF makes one of the best bearings in the world. Second only to FAG. SKF makes bearings everywhere from spain to britain. FAG is primarily a German bearing. I would be shocked if it was bad from the factory, but shit happens. Had the bearing been spun without grease? Had it sat outside it's package without being greased?