Front hub bearings

[dinosaur]

My W200/M880 had the right front wheel really loose like the bearings were shot. Ordered a new SET25 bearings and seals and just got done replacing them and still have the same problem. About a year ago the short shafts were replaced due to u-joint replacement (from previous post) and the brearings were replaced then also. If I remember right, everything was good and tight when I was done.
The brearings that came out look good, nothing out of the ordinary.
Does anybodyhave any thoughts on what to check? The bearings were a tap fit on the hub, and the races didn't seem to have any play in the axle (I always check before final assembly in case the bearing seized and spun the race thus wearing out the axle)
Thanks
Ray

 

[WillWagner]

Did the races go all the way into the hub? Sure it isn't the king pins?

 

[mudman]

Should be a preload torque spec for the bearings.

 

[goodbrewing]

Does the tire feel loose if you pull on the wheel like it is turning as well as up and down? It might be your upper or lower ball joint.

 

[dinosaur]

I checked and the ball joints/king pins are good. When I rock the whell top-bottom you can see the axle move.
So I took everything apart and reseated the bearings on the hub and still had the same problem.
Took it all apart again and the removed the axle assembly (luckily the pass side w/short shaft) and this time just got the wheel bearings started on the hub, and seated them by tightening up on the axle nut to the 100ftlbs, thus seating the bearings in their "proper" location. Reinstalled and everything is as tight as it should be, no wiggle.
So I'm wondering if my hub is worn, thus letting the bearings in too far and causing them to be loose in the axle.
Thanks for alll your info, and hopefully they don't loosen up in a few hundred miles.

 

[mudman]

If the races are not turning in the hub, then the hub should be ok. Not much to wear out on a hud if things lubed and set right.