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That's a Shimano HB-M758. The bearings are set on an axle with a 15mm bore that passes right through the hub, so bearing preload is unaffected by normal amounts of bolt tension. I wouldn't touch anything which had it's bearing preload set by mounting in the fork with a ten foot pole.
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