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bigbadbluetr6

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Took the 6 for a drive last night. After driving for a few miles I noticed the ride wasn't very good. After stopping and checking the wheels the rear passenger side wheel had a lot of play in it(back and forth or inside to outside). This is the only wheel that had a lot of play in it. I'm wondering if this is the wheel bearing gone bad? That is what I think it is. If this is the case will it be that hard to replace? After looking at my manual it doesn't look like that hard of a job. Plus should I do both wheels while I'm doing one? I'm thinking so. If one has failed then the other one is near failure.
The ones that are in the car are less then 10 years old. Is that good or bad? I looked at Vic British and Moss catelogues and Moss is a few dollars more plus shipping and handling. VB is in my backyard(10 miles away). I think Moss has better quality parts on certain things and wondering if that might be the case in this situation. Thanks for the input.
 
Sounds like your rear hub is gone (or going). If you do decide to replace them you should also consider hubs from GoodParts... for very little difference in money you will be getting a much better hub like this...

edit: They are EASY to install!
 

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Check its not the bolts holding the hub to the trailing arm, a problem area. I bought the bearing set before I read about the difficulty to do yourself and decided I couldn't. TRF rebuilds the bearings for around $300. Biggest suprise item so far for the car, nice shiny new hubs from Goodparts $350 each. Peace of mind, $0.

<span style="font-style: italic">Oh, thats them above in Elliot's post.</span>
 
Just to emphasize Richard's point, replacing those bearings is a pain in the anatomy. You'll have to fabricate several special tools:
https://www.dctra.org/Files/Service_Manuals/hubpulln.pdf

I'm perverse enough to tackle it myself (for the Stags, which use the same hubs) but haven't had time just yet.
 
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