Hi Stovebolters,

I pulled the wheel off this evening to have a look. Mind you I'm not a mechanic though I'm plenty comfortable with a wrench in my hand. I didn't find anything loose or broken as I expected to find. What I did find was that the inside of the wheel just above the lip has a thin scrape mark. Checking the brake shoes I detected a shiny spot on the top corner of the front shoe. I'm thinking I turned the bearing nut too tight and caused the scraping. I'm not sure what to look for in determining the condition of the outer bearing, but it looks o.k. to me. My plan is to get up early, buy some bearing grease, repack the outer bearing and put it all back together - this time torquing it properly.
What do you think? Comments would be appreciated.
Aloha,
Rich