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I'm not sure what you mean by the bearing not being installed straight.
Given the fairly fine tolerances between bearing inner race and spindle there's no way it can go on "crooked".
The only reasons for it hanging up like that are bad tolerances or mechanical damage ie scratches, gouges, out of round etc. or rusted in place.
 
From what I see of the pictures you have the upgraded Timken bearings, more rollers. A wild possiblity, but could happen, as I've seen worse in the field.

Timken sells these rollers and races separately. If someone replaced just the rollers and kept the races from the old bearings this could cause an improper fit. Shouldn't have what you had happen, but you never know....
 
40+ years and who knows how many hands have been in there. Always an adventure, most times a mystery too.
 
Bearings are brand new replace by the Currant owner. ME!
BPNW seller.All came in the same box.
 
Don,

Do the new bearings "bind" on both front
stubs or only one?

Try swapping sides and see what happens.

d
 
hmm. Mystery deepens. Do the new bearings have the I.D. at the outside radiused the same as the stub axles? As has been noted it's not likely the inner race could be put on "crooked" but I'm thinking a replacement bearing which "almost" matches OEM may have a slightly different radius and get swedged onto the stub when tightened down? Or there are some sort of burrs or scratches on the stub where the bearing rides. It's not supposed to be an interference fit, but it IS close. I'd go with the suggestion to clean it well and use some #600 wet-or-dry on the stub at the contact point of the inner race. Then look for evidence of burrs/scratches/gouges.
 
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