I just finished replacing my front rotors and repacking the wheel bearings. I assumed the bearings were original (almost 190k on them), but I cleaned and inspected them and saw zero obvious signs of wear or damage like scratches or discoloration so I chose to repack and reuse them.

I've never dealt with bearings before so I made sure to follow the FSM instructions. Even used the pull scale to get the right hub turning force. I went towards the tighter end of the spec range. Everything felt great - no slop but still easy to turn the hub, so I put it all back together.

But once I put the wheel back on I noticed if I grab the tire at the top and bottom and try to rock it back and forth, there is a tiny bit of wobble. I can see the hub wiggle maybe just 1mm or so and it's enough to make a slight clunking noise as I rock it. Is this normal...or do I need to tighten the bearings to get ALL the slop out...or does it mean the bearings are shot <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/confused.gif" alt="" />

NOTE: I did the same test back before I even started this job and the hubs had the exact same amount of wiggle....so I'm hoping it's normal. I really don't want to open up that greasy mess again! <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/barf.gif" alt="" />