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generally speaking, once sealed cartridge bearings develop play, it means whack them out and replace them. even if you can pop the seals, clean and re grease and put back together, it wont make any difference to the play. they are non adjustable, and built to have zero play. once play develops, they are feducked. go to your local bearing stockist with one and show them the code and get new ones, easy pie, though not always cheap. better seals cost more but reduce ingress of water and shite (good for hubs) and should last longer.
however, i'd say its weird that they have knackered so soon. a few hundred k is not much for a bearing. call white ind or the distributer. chances are they specced less sealed (and less drag) bearings if its a track specific hub. if you use it on the road, they'll get ruined quicker. i love the simplicity of cartridges, but love the servicability of cup and cone.
good luck.