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.....

[John]

Here is my $0.02....

If in doubt, get another Pep-Boys bearing (if those are what you like) and install it. See if the "noise" is gone and if there is preload. If the noise is gone with the Pep-Boys bearing, replace the other one and be happy.

In my experience, if a bearing is noisy, it will only get worse. I would tend to agree with your gut feeling that something is wrong.

However, I could be wrong, and the noise may stay the same as it is which would indicate to me that it is "normal", but I kinda doubt that this is the case.

Without being there and hearing the noise and feeling the hub to see if it feels like grit or something, I cannot give you any further advice.