rear wheel bearings

I am in northern Illinois near chicago and was wondering if anyone knew of someone in the area that could rebuild the rear wheel bearings for me.  I was hoping to avoid the shipping charges for sending them down to florida or something like that.

I live in Whitewater, WI.  I can help you with the repairs.  If you have questions call me at 262 472-0227-Phil

Matt, must be that time of the year as I'm doing the same thing.. I put my car up on jack stands, leaned against the top of the rear tire and it moved in about an inch... I've called around, so far it looks like BAIR's is coming in with the best replacement cost @ $325.00 ea.. Of course as you stated, there will be a shipping charge... I'll continue to look, you do the same and hopefully we can come up with a good deal for both.   

Steve

If anyone is interested I have the removal,setup and install tools to do it yourself. (Just pay for the shipping both ways)
1.The removal tool presses out the axel with a plate and bolts.
2.The setup tool is just like the outer axle but with the bearing diameters a few .0001,s undersize so the bearings slide on and off. No need to press on press off while you check for clearance.
3.The install tool will press on the inner bearing and set it to 100ft lbs to check final clearance.
These tools makes the job soooo much easier.I did both right and left trailing arms.You must first press off the outer bearing before getting started. You will need a dial indicator w/ magnetic base ,torque wrench and hand tools (Hint: you will need a 1 5/16 socket to use the setup tool)and a good large vice. Now is the time to buy that big ass vise you always wanted. A quality rebuild kit with !!!TIMKEN!!! bearings only!Also get a set of shims and spacer if they didn't come with the rebuild kit. You might want to replace the backing plate and e-brake parts while you have it opened up.
I will include the directions supplied with the tools.
I never did this before but I am proud of myself. It wasn't as hard as I imagined. The hardest part was putting the e-brakes back together. A little effort on you part will save you a lot of money.If you have any questions please let me know

[QUOTE=decrepid13]I am in northern Illinois near chicago and was wondering if anyone knew of someone in the area that could rebuild the rear wheel bearings for me.  I was hoping to avoid the shipping charges for sending them down to florida or something like that.[/QUOTE]

http://www.vtechcorvette.com/

Advertises rear wheel bearing replacement for $165 on his web site, located near Rockford.

[QUOTE=SWestLT1].. I put my car up on jack stands, leaned against the top of the rear tire and it moved in about an inch...
Steve[/QUOTE]

Steve, your problem might be the yokes, not the wheel bearings...

Decrepid, just a quick howdy, give me a call up here in Whitewater at 262 472-0227, I'd still like to give you a hand with your trailing arms-Flandy

Thanks for the offer Flandy, I ended up going with Vtech, I was able to drive there and just swap out the parts.  Which was good since rebuilding them myself would have taken several days to let paint dry and stuff