I also tried putting some lug bolts in without the wheel in place. I found you can put them in near the top without interfering with any parking brake components. Same as with the wheel-easy to turn when just snug, much harder once tightened. I noticed when I released the torque on the bolts that the lower part of the rotor moved slightly away from the hub, while the top part didn't. This led me to believe that I do have the hub in crooked, which probably also means bearing races still not fully seated. I got out the BFH and gave the hub a few good whacks in the right direction. I found the bearing end play was suddenly nearly within spec, and when I installed the wheel, I found it still harder to turn than it should be, but much less bad than before. I will be taking it for a test ride shortly to see how hot that rotor gets. I think it may be good enough now to get me to work and back when it rains next week. I know I should pull the thing apart, change crush washers, and put it back together, but that will have to wait until next weekend at the earliest.

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