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Thanks for all the advice. I managed to finish the job this weekend - man what a pain. Took me over six hours to do the first one, thankfully the second one went a lot smoother. Interestingly, althought there was noticeable play at both front wheels, the adjusting nuts on both hubs seemed to be pretty tight. I ended up tightening the new bearings to basically the exact same spot as the old ones.
Anyone interested in some wear analysis? Based on examining the dust cap and the hub, I think these bearings might've been repacked once in the first 100,000 miles, but certainly not in the last 200,000. The grease was a tan color, except around the bearings, where it was black, and the left inner bearing, which has some reddish-colored grease. I think the grease seal might've failed.
Left to right: Right inner, right outer, left inner, left outer.
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