Originally Posted by
patricio.montes
Enduro bearings seized after assembled into hub. They rolled smoothly before and after being inserted (using a press, no hit, no tap), but I had to force a little bit to insert the axle, after that they feel seized. I will probably reuse the old bearings and will try to get a refund.
UPDATE: Still trying, maybe bearings are too pressed.
Are you sure you bought deep groove ball bearings? Deep groove and angular contact bearings both work for bottom brackets, but the angular contact bearings can be installed wrong (backward). In which case, they won't work.