They should not be too hot to touch.   I'd try backing the nut off one
"flat" see if that make them run cooler.  If they are quiet and feel smooth
when you put your fingers inside and turn them by hand...I bet they are too
tight...

  When I adjust wheel bearings I like to 'just' feel the slightest movement
when I grab the wheel, top and bottom and try to rock it....  If I feel no
movement at all, and the wheel feels slightly draggy as you turn it in the
air.....I consider that too tight and I back it off slightly.....

   I used to run those Open Highway rallys at very very high speeds, and
wheel bearings were something I tried to learn about....it takes a bit of
'feel' that you learn....the way all the books describe to adjust the
tension is pretty vague.

On Sat, Apr 6, 2013 at 3:31 PM, JRodgers <jrodgers113@gmail.com> wrote:

> My question: How tight is tight - How loose is loose - How hot is hot?
>
> Just installed new FW bearings on my rig. All seems proper - BUT  -
> after a run I cannot put my hand on the hub or around it is so hot -
> both sides.
>
> I have done many wheel bearing changes on many vehicles including
> airplanes - races, bearings, lube, the works. Per Bentley I seated the
> bearings then backed off the spindle nut so there was play in the keyed
> washer. Then I peened the nut. But the wheels don't turn well, and as
> said - they get hot as ol' Rip. No growl, no smoke. I did have a bearing
> three years ago that was bad right out of the box. First time for that.
> But that particular new bearing growled from the get-go. Not these.
>
> I'm thinking serious about replacing these new ones with more new ones
> but from a different source.
>
> Sure would appreciate the collective wisdom of The List on this problem.
>
> Thanks,
>
> John R
>